Thomas Jefferson's Failure Of Federalism In American Politics

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The Federalist party’s goals had prevailed in American politics by 1809 by reducing national debt and doubling the size of the United States. Thomas Jefferson was elected President in 1800, defeating the Federalist party. Jefferson’s election, also known as the “Revolution of 1800” marked the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another. Under the Jefferson administration, Alexander Hamilton’s excise tax was removed, and the budget was balanced. Jefferson also reduced the army and navy in an attempt to uphold Washington’s strong neutrality policy. The Alien and Sedition acts imposed by John Adams expired, and Jefferson reduced the residency requirement for citizenship from fourteen years to five. Jefferson sanctioned

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