Discuss the similarities and differences between the social, economic, and political philosophies of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists on the one hand and Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans on the other. Why did these political factions emerge? How did each view the other? From what segments of society did each faction draw its support?
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a. lived in South America b. were nomadic wanderers c. lived in permanent sites d. were subsistence farmers e. predated Spain's arrival in the New World by only two centuries