• Notable Positions: Vice President of the United States, Ambassador to England, Ambassador to the Netherlands, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Author of the Massachusetts Constitution
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Adams is a brilliant lawyer but principled to a fault, demanding adherence to precise pre-established procedural and policy guidelines. As Vice President, he has taken an extremely hands-on approach to the Senate and actively debates for the Administration, despite threats that he will be censured for doing so. He otherwise plays a minor role in politics and Washington rarely consults with him on policy matters.
  
• Platform: Adams believes that campaigning is a “silly and wicked game” and has refused to campaign on his own behalf. He supports Hamilton’s economic reforms, which will empower the national government at the expense of the states. He supports the Jay Treaty, which allowed American-British disputes over wartime debts, trade, and borders to be settled by arbitration. Adams is further opposed to the French Revolution and hopes to distance America from, what appears to be, a rapidly collapsing country. Adams is a strong opponent of slavery and believes in public education. He is wary of the revolutionaries in France and has tied his opponents in the Democratic-Republican Party to the anarchy there.

• Notable Positions: Secretary of State, Ambassador to France, Governor of Virginia, Delegate to the Continental Congress, Author of the Declaration of Independence
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: Brilliant. Humorless. Cosmopolitan. Slaveholder. Jefferson is a man of contradictions, at once the author of the Declaration of Independence and at the same time a defender of the plantation system. Though his revolutionary zeal and legal brilliance attracts admirers, Jefferson is known for being uncomfortable in public settings. He rarely speaks before crowds, dresses in old-fashioned clothing, and often secludes himself from other people.
  
• Platform: Jefferson is heavily influenced by the Enlightenment. He is committed to ending corruption and ensuring equal rights for all white male citizens by limiting federal authority. Distrustful of British aristocracy and the merchant class, Jefferson hopes to build an “agrarian republic,” an America large enough that every citizen owns their own plantation or farm. He supports wars that will halt “the dangerous extension of the British Province of Canada and add to the Empire of liberty.” As such, he opposes the Jay Treaty. He is a fanatical support of the French Revolution.

• Notable Positions: Representative of South Carolina, Ambassador to Great Britain, South Carolina State Representative
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Pickney is among the most educated and respected leaders in post-Independence America. Despite being the son of a prominent colonial official and being educated in Great Britain, Pickney was an early adopter of the Patriot cause. During the Revolution, he served in the Continental Army alongside Horatio Gates and Lafayette. After the war, he allied himself with George Washington and received various appointments within his administration. In 1795, he arranged the Treaty of San Lorenzo, which formally defined the boundaries between Spanish and American territory and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
  
• Platform: The Treaty of San Lorenzo has made Thomas Pickney a popular figure in the American South and West for guaranteeing the region’s economic interests. On most issues, Pickney is a political moderate. He supports the Jay Treaty, but not vocally so, and opposes the French, albeit only because he does not believe America is strong enough to defend it. Hardcore Federalists support Pickney over Adams because they believe he can be controlled more easily than the politically entrenched Adams. He is a friend to Thomas Jefferson and sympathetic to his concerns about the increasingly powerful “Federalist aristocracy.” He owns slaves.

• Notable Positions: Senator of New York, New York State Attorney General, New York State Assemblyman
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: Second son of a Presbyterian minister, Aaron Burr is active member of the New York social scene and a Revolutionary War veteran. Though known by few people outside New York, Burr is quickly building a national reputation as a populist leader. Nonetheless, there are uncomfortable rumors about Burr’s his lack of principles and willingness to go outside the law. Burr is a known womanizer, but utterly devoted to his daughter.
  
• Platform: Aaron Burr is the first candidate in the country’s history to actively campaign for the Presidency and has gained support as the candidate you want to have some whiskey with. Burr has allies in both Federalist and Democratic-Republican camps, but has lately begun siding increasingly against the “Federalist aristocrats.” He opposes slavery and believes that women are equal to men. He has made no public statements regarding the French Revolution, but has allowed French emigres to stay at his home.

• Notable Positions: Governor of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Delegate to the Continental Congress, Clerk of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: Samuel Adams is one of the central figures of the American Revolution and played a key role in orchestrating the Boston Tea Party. Despite his terrible business sense, Adams is a skilled and popular politician. During the Second Continental Congress he played the role of a “parliamentary whip,” pushing the delegates toward independence. After the war, he and his cousin John Adams drafted the Massachusetts Constitution.
  
• Platform: Samuel Adams believes that the future of the American Republic depends on the virtue of its citizens. Unlike other Founders, Samuel Adams is very religious and believes in a tolerant but Christian-inspired democracy. He believes in free public education for children, even for girls. Adams worries about the growing power of the national government and Hamilton’s Treasury, but opposes the use of violence to express those concerns. He opposes the Jay Treaty for not doing enough to end impressment. His close friendship with Thomas Paine makes him a supporter of the French Revolution. He privately opposes slavery.

• Notable Positions: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Senator of Connecticut, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Oliver Ellsworth is one of Washington’s last appointees and the current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Though he has not yet had the opportunity to hear any cases, Ellsworth is a successful lawyer who supervised Connecticut’s war expenditures during the Revolution. He was one of the principal writers of the United States Constitution. Though a successful legislator, some Democratic-Republicans dislike Ellsworth reliance on backroom meetings and shady dealings to achieve his goals.
  
• Platform: Ellsworth is a staunch Federalist and, in the words of John Adams, “the firmest pillar of the whole Administration in the Senate.” Ellsworth believes in the need for a strong central government whose powers are divided among different branches. As such, he led the Senate to pass the Judiciary Act and was the whip behind Hamilton’s economic reforms. Ellsworth supports close ties with England and convinced George Washington to send John Jay to England to avert war. He opposes a national prohibition on slavery and prefers to keep the issue devolved to the several states to avoid civil war.

• Notable Positions: Governor of New York
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: A Revolutionary War Hero and Governor of New York, Clinton is a powerful force in New York politics. Before independence, he was known for protecting the Sons of Liberty, an act which regularly earned him imprisonment by the British. During the war, he served as New York’s wartime governor and was responsible for coordinating the state’s war effort. His prior opposition to the Constitution has made Clinton a divisive figure outside the state. Hamilton has used his network of printers to spread rumors that Clinton is still opposed to the Constitution and will undo it if given power.
  
• Platform: A former Anti-Federalist deeply committed to the small freehold farmers of New York’s countryside, George Clinton is known as the “yeoman politician.” He opposes Hamilton’s economic reforms, as he believes they will give the national government excessive authority over the state and individual. He is fanatically opposed to the British. Clinton would like to see the establishment of a standing army to protect existing territory and to seize British lands. He opposes slavery on a personal basis, but sees the issue as a low priority. He is inclined to support the French Revolution, but wants to see how the situation develops.

• Notable Positions: Governor of New York, Chief Justice of the United States, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Spain, President of the Continental Congress, Author of the Federalist Papers
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: John Jay is the leader of the wealthy Jay clan and a dominating force in New York politics. Despite initial misgivings about independence, Jay served important roles in the Continental Congress and helped build the newly independent government of his home state. He was the chief negotiator in the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolution with American independence.
  
• Platform: John Jay supports a strong, centralized national government and is willing to encroach on the states to build an independent American economy. As Chief Justice he has consistently ruled in favor of the federal government’s authority to regulate the power of the states. He strongly opposes slavery and supports rapprochement with England. He helped Washington draft a Neutrality Proclamation in response to growing unrest in France.

• Notable Positions: Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Attorney General of North Carolina
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: James Iredell is a devout Anglican with close ties to the British Isles. Despite this, Iredell was among the earliest supporters of American Independence. He is one of the republic’s most prominent essayists and wrote Principles of an American Whig, a treatise which outlines many of the same arguments that Jefferson would later use in the Declaration of Independence. He has held numerous posts within North Carolina’s government. In 1790, Washington appointed Iredell to the Supreme Court.
  
• Platform: As a Supreme Court justice, Iredell abides by strict textualism. In Chishom v. Georgia (1793), Iredell was the lone dissenting justice who ruled that a one state could sue another in federal court without its consent. In Calder v. Bull (1798), he opposed Connecticut’s establishment of an e post facto law. Iredell’s opinion in this case suggests his belief in judicial review. Iredell believes in the necessity of a strong military to stop the British from “let[ting] loose Indians on our Frontier” and “exciting [the blacks] to cut our throats, and involve Men, Women, and Children in one universal massacre.” He dislikes the French, distrusts their leaders, and believes that involving America any further in French affairs will lead to the destruction of the American government.

• Notable Positions: President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Delegate to the Constitutional Conventions
  
• Party Affiliation: Independent
  
• Biography: George Washington is the hero of the new Republic and one of the wealthiest men in the former colonies. He has publicly announced his retirement and has asked that he be allowed to live in peace at Mount Vernon.
  
• Platform: Though politically unaligned, Washington is a de facto Federalist. Washington has enacted Hamilton’s financial policies, strengthening the national government. He is committed to neutrality in international affairs. Washington has publicly stated that he would not accept another term in office. Despite this, there are still some officials in the press agitating for Washington’s third term.

• Notable Positions: Senator of Maryland
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: John Henry was among the first individuals elected to serve in the Continental Congress, where he distinguished himself by targeting civilians who tried to profit from the Revolutionary War. He is known for suffering sudden illnesses and has spent most of his career as the Senator of Maryland in poor health.
  
• Platform: John Henry believes that a strong military is necessary to defend and expand the United States against foreign threats. Henry is also a strong advocate for former veterans. He is worried about the growing anarchy in France and feels that war with America’s former ally may soon be necessary. Otherwise, he supports the Jeffersonian ideal of an “agrarian republic” and westward expansion. John Henry owns slaves.

• Notable Positions: Governor of North Carolina, Senator of North Carolina, Grand Master of the Masons of North Carolina
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Samuel Johnston is a prominent member of North Carolina’s aristocracy and has a long history in elected office. Elected first in 1759, Johnston served four terms as part of North Carolina’s provincial congress and later went on to support the Continental Congress. Based on his long service and popularity among the delegates, Johnston was offered, but refused, to be elected the first President of the States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation. Despite this, Johnston was the primary figure involved in getting North Carolina to ratify the Constitution.
  
• Platform: Samuel Johnston represents the conservative faction of the Federalist Party, favoring complete reintegration of Loyalists back into society and the institution of a strong central government that is capable of enforcing order. During the Regulator Rebellion, he sponsored an act that gave law enforcement the authority to shoot protesters on sight. Though Johnston believes that power comes from the consent of the governed, he does not believe the common man is capable of making rational choices. He also opposes the printing of paper money as he feels it will harm the credit of the new republic. Johnston believes that restoring ties with England is necessary. He owns slaves.

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