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A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1806
The Apotheosis of Washington as seen looking up from the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.
Gilbert Stuart, John Adams, c. 1800-1815
President Thomas Jefferson
President James Madison

Traditionalist conservative party that was the first political party in the United States.

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech.

They were supported by the Federalist Party, and supporters argued that the bills strengthened national security during the Quasi-War, an undeclared naval war with France from 1798 to 1800.

Edmund Burke

Traditionalist conservatism

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Political and social philosophy that emphasizes the importance of transcendent moral principles, allegedly manifested through certain natural laws to which society should adhere prudently.

Political and social philosophy that emphasizes the importance of transcendent moral principles, allegedly manifested through certain natural laws to which society should adhere prudently.

Edmund Burke
Hilaire Belloc in 1915
Roger Scruton
Russell Kirk

Burke's legacy was best represented in the United States by the Federalist Party and its leaders, such as President John Adams and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

Benjamin Franklin Bache

Benjamin Franklin Bache

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American journalist, printer and publisher.

American journalist, printer and publisher.

Benjamin Franklin Bache
Three pence Bank of North America note printed (1789) by Bache on specialized marbled paper obtained by Benjamin Franklin

He frequently attacked the Federalist political leaders, including Presidents George Washington and John Adams, and historian Gordon S. Wood wrote that "no editor did more to politicize the press in the 1790s."

The Articles of Confederation, predecessor to the U.S. Constitution and drafted from Anti-Federalist principles

Anti-Federalism

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Late-18th century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.

Late-18th century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.

The Articles of Confederation, predecessor to the U.S. Constitution and drafted from Anti-Federalist principles

It was imposed upon the movement by their opponents, the Federalists and it was supposed to mark them as men who "stood against the very political ideas they embraced".

Daniel Webster

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American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore.

American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore.

Coat of Arms of Daniel Webster
New Hampshire historical marker (number 91) at his birthplace in present-day Franklin, New Hampshire
Daniel Webster's home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The home has since been restored and is now part of the Strawbery Banke museum complex.
Daniel Webster represented the Second Bank of the United States both in the Congress and before the US Supreme Court as well serving as Director of its Boston branch on which he made out this $3,001.01 draft on July 24, 1824.
1834 portrait by Francis Alexander
Portion of painting, Webster's Reply to Hayne by George P.A. Healy
1836 electoral vote results
Through the Webster–Ashburton Treaty, Webster helped bring an end to a boundary dispute in Maine
Portrait of Daniel Webster commissioned by the Senate in 1955
Daniel Webster
Webster (red) won the support of several delegates at the 1852 Whig National Convention
Grace Fletcher
Colonel Fletcher Webster
Daniel Webster monument, Central Park, New York City, from the base: "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable"
Webster Hall, at Dartmouth College, houses the Rauner Special Collections Library, which holds some of Webster's personal belongings and writings, including his beaver fur top hat and silk socks.
1890 postage stamp honoring Webster

During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the National Republican Party, and the Whig Party.

September 9, 1789 issue

Gazette of the United States

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Early American newspaper, first issued semiweekly in New York on April 15, 1789, but moving the next year to Philadelphia when the nation's capital moved there the next year.

Early American newspaper, first issued semiweekly in New York on April 15, 1789, but moving the next year to Philadelphia when the nation's capital moved there the next year.

September 9, 1789 issue
The first issue of the newspaper (April 15, 1789) explains the intentions of its founder and editor John Fenno.
An advertisement from November 8, 1796. Although John Fenno did not want to publish advertisements in his newspaper, he was forced to accept them because he was struggling financially.
Philip Freneau was John Fenno's rival newspaper editor.

It was friendly to the Federalist Party.

The Twelfth Amendment in the National Archives

Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.

The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.

The Twelfth Amendment in the National Archives
Certificate for the electoral vote for Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler for the State of Louisiana

In the 1796 election, John Adams, the Federalist Party presidential candidate, received votes from a majority of electors.

Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1792

Timothy Pickering

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The third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.

The third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.

Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1792
Rebecca White Pickering, portrait by Gilbert Stuart

He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party.

Portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1802

Aaron Burr

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American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805.

American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805.

Portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1802
Burr's maternal grandfather Jonathan Edwards
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, oil on canvas by John Trumbull, 1786
Aaron Burr and Theodosia Bartow Prevost, portrait by Henry Benbridge
Burr c. 1793
Burr, Hamilton, and Philip Schuyler strolling on Wall Street
Bust of Aaron Burr as Vice President
Early twentieth-century illustration of Burr (right) dueling with Hamilton
The site of Burr's capture in Alabama
St. James Hotel, Burr's final home and place of death, in a late 19th-century photograph (Staten Island Historical Society)
Burr's death mask
Burr's burial site
Aaron Burr and his daughter Theodosia
Nathalie de Lage de Volude
Portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1802

However, he had moderate Federalist allies such as Senator Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey.

John Fenno

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John Fenno (Aug.

John Fenno (Aug.

12, 1751 (O.S.) – Sept. 14, 1798 ) was a Federalist Party editor among early American publishers and major figure in the history of American newspapers.