Study Guide

Federalist Era

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the first exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

funding the debt

tariff

Federalist Party

Republican Party

Whisky Rebellion

French Revolution

General Anthony Wayne

battle of Fallen Timbers

Citizen Edmund Genet

Jay Treaty

Thomas Pinckney

XYZ Affair

Directory

War with France

Alien and Sedition Acts

Election of 1800

Judiciary Act of 1801

Midnight Appointments

Questions to Think About:

What was the nature of Hamilton’s financial policy?

What were the differences between the political philosophy of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson and their political parties?

What were the consequences of the appearance of political parties in the US?

How did the French Revolution affect the early history of the United States in the Federalist and the Jeffersonian eras?

Why did the Federalist Party fall from power?