James Madison wrote in Federalist Papers #10, "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." ... The XYZ affair played right into the hands of the Federalist Party. ... The Republicans debated against the bills for about a month, but the Federalist had the votes. ... Federalist saw this as a demonstration of support for the government. ... Baches abil...

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Some of these pieces Peterson choose included works such as the Jefferson Papers, State Papers, and Contemporary Letters, Journals, and Writings. He utilized the University of Virginia because of its vast collection of Jefferson's papers and artifacts. ... Main touches upon the slight favoritism seen from Peterson toward Jefferson, "If at times Peterson becomes too defensive of Jefferson, he compensates by willingness to criticize" (Apr. 1971). 3 Although, Main agrees with a majority of Peterson's work, he does condemn him by not trying to draw a clear distinction be...

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Adams produced political papers recording the French demands replacing X, Y, and Z for the names of the French agents which is where the historic name XYZ affair comes from. ... The Alien and Sedition acts were "four laws enacted by the Federalist-controlled U.S. ...

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Cunningham includes an excerpt from papers written by Jefferson to demonstrate his opinions against the Bank. ... After the ratification of the Constitution, the anti-federalists and the federalists had not evolved into political parties and there were no clear party divisions. ... In Jefferson's letter to Washington he explained concern and fear for the Federalists "sought to use the new government as a stepping stone to monarchy" while he then "professed his alignment with the republican party, who wish to preserve the government in it's present form" (Cunningham, 2000, p. 78). ...

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"Behind every great man, there is a great woman." Meryl Frost first said this in 1945 about his wife. It has since been said countless times over the years, and in countless languages and variations. It is not the first quote in which a husband gives credit to his wife for making him a better man; a better person. It takes a great woman to stand behind a man; a man who is trying to make a difference, change the nation, or in this instance, create a new nation that would be free of the puppet strings from England. ...

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