Jefferson and Madison first responded to impressment with neutrality. He wanted to keep America as neutral as possible in the midst of conflict between Great Britain and France. His solution was a commercial attack, rather than a military one: the Embargo Act.
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Jefferson and Madison had different view points than Hamilton.
Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison his views on the necessity for occasional rebellion by the citizenry of a country.
The Democratic-Republican Party was originally created by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It was founded in response to opposition to the Federalist Party.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison