The Federalist Party wanted to ensure that the government was enemies with Great Britain.
The Federalists had a weak base in the South, with their main base in the Northeast and especially New England, although there were some prominent southern Federalists like Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, who had been supported by Hamilton in the presidential election of 1800
The Federalists were dominated by businessmen and merchants in the major cities who supported a strong national government

