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A 3 page paper which examines Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton’s ideals concerning the place of agriculture in the United States at the beginning of the 19th century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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made this nation strong. But, also during the early years of the new nation there was the emergence of industry and factories, which many believed were the way to pursue
wealth and stability for the nation. Thomas Jefferson was of the belief that agriculture was the path to take while Alexander Hamilton argued for more industry. The following paper examines
the sides concerning early America and examines if the changes implemented were good for the nation. Jefferson and Hamilton and Agriculture In the early years of the new
nation that had won its independence there were many financial struggles and concerns as the nation looked to the future. Industry, factories, had begun to take hold in England and
many in the United States felt that it was time to move in that direction. Others felt that the backbone and essential spirit of the nation lay in agriculture, simple
agriculture. Alexander Hamilton was one of those individuals who felt that industry was the way to move. ""[H]e outlined an ambitious plan for encouraging and protecting the United Statess
infant industries, such as shoemaking and textile manufacturing. Hamilton argued that the nation could never be truly independent as long as it relied heavily on Europe for manufactured goods" (Norton
et al., 2007: 198). He tried to convince Congress to move in that direction and actually encourage the nation "to promote the immigration of technicians and laborers and to support
industrial development" (Norton et al., 2007: 198). His ideas, however, were not really implemented or truly heard until many decades later, in
the beginning of the 19th century. This occurred after cotton began to take on as a very large form of industry, coupled with large scale agriculture rather than small agriculture
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