Write a 500-1000-word essay that fully answers the following prompt:
Discuss the similarities and differences between the social, economic, and political philosophies of
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists on the one hand and Thomas Jefferson and the
Republicans (Anti-Federalists) on the other. Why did these political factions emerge? How did each
view the other? From what segments of society did each faction draw its support? How did each
faction view slavery? Was this the precursor to the debate over slavery in the period before the Civil War?