The breakdown of elite consensus, 1789 to 1792. George Washington and the new nation ; Disappointed expectations: The failure of elite consensus
The polarization of the elite, 1792 to 1798. The election of 1792: Gappling with the concept of representation ; The French Revolution and the awakening of the democratic spirit ; Threats to the Union ; The Jay Treaty ; The election of 1796 ; The war crisis and the Alien and Sedition Acts
The crisis of Union, 1798 to 1801. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions: Making a refuge for the oppressed ; 1799: Virginia versus the Hamiltonian Federalists and the fears of armed conflict ; The election of 1800 ; Electoral gridlock: the crisis of 1801.
The breakdown of elite consensus, 1789 to 1792. George Washington and the new nation ; Disappointed expectations: The failure of elite consensus
The polarization of the elite, 1792 to 1798. The election of 1792: Gappling with the concept of representation ; The French Revolution and the awakening of the democratic spirit ; Threats to the Union ; The Jay Treaty ; The election of 1796 ; The war crisis and the Alien and Sedition Acts
The crisis of Union, 1798 to 1801. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions: Making a refuge for the oppressed ; 1799: Virginia versus the Hamiltonian Federalists and the fears of armed conflict ; The election of 1800 ; Electoral gridlock: the crisis of 1801.
