because they believed the government regulates the economy, and it increases costs and eventually hurts society more than it helps. They also thought a free market with competing companies leads to greater efficiency and creates more wealth for everyone.Social Darwinism was used to explain inequalities in capitalism.
Social Darwinism reinforced the idea of individualism (based on the idea of survival of the fittest/ only the strong survive). Strong people, businesses and nations will prosper, weaker ones will fail.
For Social Darwinism - People are only poor if they aren't willing to work.
Against Social Darwinism - Rich exploit the poor for their own gain.
As seems to happen so often in politics, the Federalists opposed the Louisiana Purchase not on principled grounds but because they thought it would hurt them politically. They claimed to oppose the Purchase because it was unconstitutional.
