Question

How did the economic policies of the adams administration contribute to the emergence of new political parties? how was the growing sectional divide reflected in the new parties?

Answer 1

The Federalist Adams administration preferred infrastructure projects paid for by the federal government, and a preference for manufacturing. Meanwhile Southern states opposed this because very little of the proposed infrastructure spending would be spent in the South, and thought it was a way to use their money to favor local interests. They also envisioned an agrarian nation, rather than a urban one. They were also opposed to protective tariffs which hurt trade relations with European powers, damaging their ability to export raw goods.