 Complete the following phrase:  Realizing the need for broad political support for his programs, Hamilton formed connections with like-minded nationalists throughout the country. He used his network of treasury agents to link together friends of the government, especially merchants and bankers, in the new nations major cities. What had begun as a faction in Congress supportive of Hamiltons economic policies emerged into a national faction and then, finally, as the Federalist Party. The Federalist Party supported Hamiltons vision of a strong centralized government, and agreed with his proposals for a national bank and government subsidies for industries. In foreign affairs, they supported neutrality in the 