How did the Federalists' vision for the United States differ from that of their Republican opponents during the 1790s?

George
Washington, who served as the nation's first president from 1789 to 1797, was a reluctant chief
executive. He had wanted to retire after years of service as a general and statesman, but the
Founding Fathers strongly believed that Washington should be president. To his credit,
Washington always put national interests ahead of his own and went on to serve two terms. He
sought national unity and comity above all else.

Keeping the new and large
United States together was not easy. In addition to its size, the country was beset by
difficulties caused by regionalism. New England and the South, in particular, were quite
different.

Alexander Hamilton, who was Washington's Secretary of the
Treasury, emerged as the leader of the Federalist party. Hamilton was an orphan at an early age,
but he became very successful.

His brilliance and ambition caught
Washington's attention during the Revolutionary War (1775€“1783). Hamilton became the most
influential member of Washington's cabinet. He...