Hamilton believed that only the wealthiest and most educated white men should govern the country. He feared that working-class citizens would be corrupted by greed if they were to be responsible for finances. This was one characteristic that influenced the Federalists to mold themselves after England.
Not only were the royal conference depleted, but two decades of poor harvest, drought, cattle disease, And skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest I’m on peasants in the urban poor.
