While alexander hamilton supported merchants, thomas jefferson was more sympathetic toward the needs of aristocrats. farmers. shopkeepers. financiers.

The answer is Farmers. For Thomas Jefferson, farming was a lifestyle. He viewed himself as a rancher by calling and was ceaselessly hunting down more dynamic approaches to work his manors. He regularly longed for more private time to seek after these interests.

So, it's not that strange that Alexander Hamilton supported the merchants, since he was the founder of the nation's financial system, but Thomas Jefferson was different. He was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, and as such he was more symathetic towards farmers.