Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had many divergent ideas on how the United States should be run, particularly regarding philosophical ideas, domestic politics, and politics foreign. First, looking at the philosophical differences, each man seemed to be consistently on the opposite side of the other. Thomas Jefferson believed that maximum public control was needed and that government should be decentralized. It was therefore necessary to find ways for everyone to have access to education, so that they could have access to information and power. Jefferson also wanted to increase the percentage of family farms and believed that owning farms was the path to success. He favored people power and was extremely suspicious of the upper class. Alexander Hamilton wanted to centralize government and had few wealthy, educated citizens capable of leading. Hamilton distrusted ordinary people and saw rebellions as support for these ideas. A strong national government is essential, he said. To achieve this, the United States needed an economy centered on trade and industry. Second, the two men had very divergent views on domestic politics. Thomas Jefferson wanted to pay off all debts as quickly as possible, but not take on the state's debts. Leaving states responsible for eliminating the debt, he said, was the best solution. On the issue of existing Revolutionary War Bonds, Jefferson believed in repaying the original owners, those who financed the war victory (primarily the people). A protective tariff, Jefferson believed, helped the South more than the North, and he thought it wasn't fair. The Treasury Secretary did not want a levy called the “whiskey tax.” This tithe would have greatly affected the middle of paper......additionally. Since voters could only vote for president, the final result was a tie. To break the coin toss, the House of Representatives voted and Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the United States. Due to this impasse, the election led to the creation of the Twelfth Amendment. Beginning with the Twelfth Amendment, “they shall name in their ballots the person elected as President, and in separate ballots the person elected as Vice President…The person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President.” ..the person having obtained the greatest number of votes as vice-president shall be the vice-president.” The stated election continues to affect who even our contemporary presidents are. Therefore, I am convinced that the election of 1800 was a very critical turning point in the history of the United States..