Influential+Players+in+American+History

What role did Individuals play in shaping the development of government in american life? ** James Madison and George Washington were most important In shaping american government,. James Madison was thought of as the “Father of the constitution. He wrote the constitution, and one third of the federalist papers. He lead the House of Representatives. When George washington took office there was only 75 people in the federal government. His goal was to set up a working government. He did so by passing a law that set up three departments for the executive branch. George Washington was a key component in shaping americas government.**

What role did individuals play in shaping the development of political parties?  **Individuals played a significant role in shaping political parties. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were most important in creating political parties. They both were in George Washington’s cabinet but they didn’t agree on anything which resulted in the creation of the Republicans and the Federalist parties. Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the Republican party and the Federalist party was lead by Alexander Hamilton. It was so big when political parties formed because almost everyone in the uU.S at the time was in government at the time. None of the founding fathers of the constitution wanted political parties because it would cause so many problems.**