Chapter 8 offers a survey of the early national period of the United States including the regional diversity of the country in 1789; the rise of the Federalist party during the Washington administration; early legislation and the organization of the new government; Hamilton’s financial policy. Other topics include the emergence of opposition to the Federalist agenda and the rise of the Republican party; the decline of the Federalists during the Adams administration; relations with France; the Alien and Sedition Acts; the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800.
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
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Describe the regional ethnic, religious, political, and economic diversity of the early national period.
- Discuss western migration and settlement.
- Outline the provisions in the Bill of Rights.
- Outline the provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789.
- Describe the components of Hamilton’s financial plan and explain the opposition to each point of that plan.
- Distinguish between the terms strict constructionist and broad constructionist.
- Discuss the impact of the French Revolution on the growing tensions between the Federalists and Republicans.
- Explain the provisions of the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.
- Discuss the election of 1800 and its outcome.
