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===Adams and Jefferson===

===Adams and Jefferson===

Burke was read by the first generation of American conservatives, including [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], and [[John Randolph]]. Historian [[Russell Kirk]] identifies the Citizen Genêt affair of 1793 as the first occasion when American liberals and conservatives squared off. In the election of 1800, Republican [[Thomas Jefferson]] and Federalist John Adams clashed over policy toward France, taxes, state's rights, and other issues. One must caution that Jefferson was also quite conservative by today's standards. American liberalism of the modern type did not arise until the late nineteenth century. This type of intensely ideological politicking dissipated with the end of the French Revolution. Although the Federalist Party dissolved in 1816, [[James Monroe]], president from 1817 to 1825, adopted various Federalist positions regarding tariffs, a national bank, and other issues. Ideological differences were left behind as an "Era of Good Feelings" dawned.

Burke was read by the first generation of American conservatives, including [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], and [[John Randolph]]. Historian [[Russell Kirk]] identifies the Citizen Genêt affair of 1793 as the first occasion when American liberals and conservatives squared off. In the election of 1800, Republican [[Thomas Jefferson]] and Federalist John Adams clashed over policy toward France, taxes, state's rights, and other issues. One must caution that Jefferson was also quite conservative by today's standards. Political liberalism of the modern sort did not arise until the late nineteenth century. The intensely ideological politicking of 1800 dissipated with the end of the French Revolution. By 1816, the Federalist Party had dissolved altogether. Yet [[James Monroe]], president from 1817 to 1825, freely adopted various Federalist positions regarding tariffs, a national bank, and other issues. The ideological differences that had loomed so large earlier were left behind and an "Era of Good Feelings" dawned.

===Whigs and Democrats===

===Whigs and Democrats===