American politics in the early republic : the new nation in crisis James Roger Sharp

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharp, James Roger, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--1789-1809.

United States.

Local Subjects:

United States--Politics and government--1789-1809.

Physical Description:

x, 365 p. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c1993.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-347) and index.

ISBN:

0300055307 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

27894822