Which party favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

The Federalists were commercially-minded and promoted _________

The Democratic-Republicans were agrarian-minded and supported small farms and ________ ownership.

The Federalists believed that popular majorities could be trusted to run the government.

The Democratic-Republicans believed in limited federal power and state sovereignty.

With France and Britain at war, what did France issue decrees about in the Atlantic?

France declared its 1778 treaty with the United States null and void, leading to an undeclared war known as the ________ from 1796 to 1800.

In 1797, what did French emissaries demand from the United States during diplomatic negotiations?

The bribe attempt involving French emissaries referred to as X, Y, and Z became known as the ________.

What historical event is depicted in the image, and why were the French emissaries referred to as X, Y, and Z?

Who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law?

The Alien and Sedition Acts increased the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to ______ years.

What was the primary purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts demonstrate about the federal government?

Who was propelled to the presidency in 1800 due to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts and Federalist attempts to consolidate national power in the 1790s?

The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts, coupled with Federalist attempts to consolidate national power in the 1790s, propelled ________ to the presidency in 1800.

Jefferson called his victory a 'revolution' because he hoped to redeem the republican promise of the ________.

Thomas Jefferson's victory in 1800 was referred to as a 'revolution' because it symbolized his hope to redeem the republican promise of the American Revolution.

How many seats did the Federalists have in the Senate in 1796?

How many seats did the Federalists have in the Senate in 1804?

How many seats did the Federalists have in the House in 1796?

How many seats did the Federalists have in the House in 1804?

After the Federalists' defeat in 1800, the party was pushed to the brink of near extinction. By 1804, Federalists controlled only three state legislatures and five governorships (all in New England) except for one. Their decline in Congress was even more striking.

In which year did the Federalists have the fewest seats in both the Senate and the House?

Jefferson's republican ideology supported a limited federal government with minimal intervention in the American economy, where congress and the president possessed only _______ powers enumerated in the Constitution.

According to Jefferson, what did he see as a threat to American liberty?

According to Jefferson's republican ideology, the _______ is the true source of the nation’s republican commitments to popular liberty because they were economically self-sufficient landholders and accustomed to thinking and acting independently.