power within the states. As differences in opinions increased, their numbers increased. They became known as the Democratic-Republicans or the Jeffersonians. They opposed the supreme strength of the federal government and believed that they were replacing one tyranny with another. Most of the democratic-republicans came from the middle and low classes. Most of the Jeffersonian states were located in the south and the new western states of Kentucky and Tennessee. Many were yeoman agrarian farmers who didn't care for industrialization and moving to the cities. These people believed that they were the people of God and were doing what he wanted them to do. Jeffersonians also believe in a "strict construction" of the Constitution. The Hamiltonians, however, believed in a loose constitution. This caused another conflict between the parties. The Jeffersonians also wanted to aid the French during their revolution against Great Britain, honoring their alliance. The federalists did not want to get pulled into another European war. Also, The democratic-republicans
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