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Question | Answer |
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Alexander Hamilton | leader of Federalists. |
Philip Freneau | published the National Gazette |
partisan | favoring one side of an issue |
Thomas Jefferson | leader of the (Democractic) Republicans |
faction | A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics. |
John Adams | nominated by federalists to be president and won election |
Federalist | group of people who generally supported the policies of Alexander Hamilton |
Republican | group of people who disagreed with the polices of Hamilton. |
XYZ Affair | After Charles de Talleyrad refused to speak to the American delegates, he sent three agents, X,Y, and Z. The incident was reported and Adams was furious. |
nullify | to cancel or make ineffective |
sedition | activities aimed at weakening established government |
Alien Act | gave the president the power to deport aliens he considered dangerous. |
Charles de Talleyrand | French foreign minister. Apart of the XYZ Affair |
Naturalization Act | made it difficult for white aliens to become citizens. |
Sedition Act | made it a crime to speak, write, or public false criticisms of the government, Congress, or president |
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution | states had the right to judge the constitutionally of federal laws. |
Treaty with France | French stopped attacks on USA ships. Also divided the Federalists. |