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==Platform==
 
==Platform==
The Federalists advocated a strong national government, with little or no power in the hands of the states.  Their foreign policy was pro-British and anti-French, leading to conflict with the Francophile Democratic-Republicans. In terms of economics, they subscribed to the Hamiltonian notion that the United States must engage in manufacturing and commerce in order to become a great power.  
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The Federalists advocated a strong national government, with little or no power in the hands of the states.  Their foreign policy was pro-British and anti-French, leading to conflict with the Francophile Democratic-Republicans. In terms of economics, they subscribed to the Hamiltonian notion that the United States must engage in manufacturing and commerce in order to become a great power.
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==Federalist Presidents==
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* [[George Washington]]
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* [[John Adams]]
    
==See also==  
 
==See also==  

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