The two great leaders of America, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, helped America to be shaped the way it is now. They were, however, on exact opposites in their thoughts of how the people should be governed. Much like today, the political parties of early America had different beliefs. And if Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were alive in the present day, Jefferson would be a Democrat and Hamilton would be a Republican. Jefferson, a …showed first 75 words of 378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 378 total…is important. Some even see the Federalist Party as a successor to the Republican Party (John Adams and Alexander Hamilton were the leaders of the Federalist Party). Also, both Hamilton and the Republican Part believe in freedom of enterprise, to encourage business, thus increasing profit. The beliefs of Jefferson and Hamilton, when seen in the perspective of Republican and Democratic beliefs have qualities that make it plausible that the leaders would advocate to these parties.