Table of Contents: American politics in the early republic :

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sharp, James Roger, 1936-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, c1993.
Subjects and Genres:	United States > Politics and government > 1789-1809. Politics > History, 1789-1809 United States
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Table of Contents:

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.