What were hamilton's ideals and opinions?
2 Answers
He wanted a bigger federal government
Explanation:
Hamilton wanted a stronger role for the federal government. Unlike Jefferson he longed to create a Central Bank. He wanted high protective tariffs to protect the interests of New England merchants. He was the ideological ancestor of the Left and of the Democratic Party in the USA for his support of Big Government. On the other hand Jefferson prefigured the American Right and the Republican Party.
Jefferson was the defender of small white farmers who lived in the South.
Hamilton wanted a strong central government run by the elite.
Explanation:
Hamilton felt that the government should be run by the educated elite. He had little confidence in the intelligence of the average man. Hamilton wanted to make George Washington a king for life feeling that this would be the best form of government.
Hamilton wanted a powerful central bank to control the finances of the nation. As secretary of the Treasuring Hamilton felt that he personally was the best qualified to run the economy of the new nation. A strong central bank would give the federal government more power over the economy.
The central bank was emblematic of Hamilton's overall desire for a strong federal government that would run the nation. Hamilton favored federal power over state's rights, the elite over the common man, manufacturing over farming, the rich over the poor, tariffs over free trade, governmental power over individual freedom.
