By 1809, which party's goals had prevailed in American politics: the federalists or the Democratic Republicans?
The goals of the political parties of 1809 were very much divided by Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists wanted rule by the aristocratic, well educated, wealthy man, while the Democratic-Republicans supported the small time farmer and the poor man. The Jeffersonian era started in 1801 and ended in 1812, by 1809 the Democratic-Republicans' goals had prevailed in American politics and the Federalists views eventually mellowed down.
By the 1809 immigrants were coming from all over Europe in search of political and religious freedom, as well as the prospect of future for their family. When the immigrants came over they had to start from scratch, leaving them with no money, and often no land. By standing for people such as these poverty stricken immigrants, the Democratic-Republican politicians gained support of many Americans. As the Democratic-Republican's views of the poor man being equal to the wealthy, educated man, the Federalist views started to grow less and less popular.
At the end of the 18th century President John Adams sealed the fate of the Federalist party. After Adams presidency, not even the Federalists wanted to be associated with the Federalist party. Adams issued the XYZ affair with the French as an attempt to calm the waters. This made a lot the Federalist supporters decide not to support the Federalist party anymore because the Federalist leader, John Adams, did something that went completely against Federalist views. He tried to make things easier with the French. The Federalist party disliked the French at this time and detested President Adams for making an attempt to calm the waters. This opened the door for the views of the Democratic-Republican party to shine. The Democratic-Republican views stood for alliance with the French, and when Adams issued the XYZ affair he proved that the Democratic-Republican views were becoming prominant, even in the Federalist party.
After the election of 1800, the weakness within the Federalist party was revealed. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton's arguement during the 1800 election of Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, shows the weakness within the Federalist party that would surely prove fatal for both Hamilton and the Federalist party.
By 1809 the Democratic-Republican views of democracy for all and equality for the poor man, were the views that prevailed. Due to John Adams' support of the French, the Democratic-Republican decision to support the iimmigrants that were becoming more populated in the country, sealed the views of the Federalists during the time of 1809.
