The Adams Federalists

by Manning J. Dauer

Overview

Originally published in 1953. Between 1789 and 1803, the United States existed as a developing national state, sparsely settled. The de facto precedents of America's nascent political system had not yet been fleshed out by the generation of statesmen who paved its political way. Historians have examined the rise of the party system in US politics by emphasizing the Jeffersonians, who—led by Thomas Jefferson—helped to develop an agrarian voting bloc. In The Adams Federalists, Manning J. Dauer attends to Adams's struggles with the Federalist Party, arguing that his term is the key to understanding the success of the Jeffersonians in promoting their own democratic ideals. Dauer attributes the fall of Federalism to Adams's failure to maintain a moderate cohort in the White House. The Federalist Party's leadership increasingly adopted policies that isolated the Federalists' agrarian supporters, who in turn found support in the Jeffersonians' archaic politics. Professor Dauer provides an alternative explanation for the popularity of Jefferson's political faction and argues that economic factors undergirded the political organization of early America's voting base. Since its publication, scholars have recognized The Adams Federalists as a definitive study of the Federalist Party during the Adams administration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421434650
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	12/01/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	408
File size:	36 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Manning J. Dauer was a professor of political science and former chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida. He held leadership positions in the American Political Science Association, the Southern Political Science Association, and the US Army Corps.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. The Basis of Early Political Divisions
Chapter 2. The Basis of Early Political Divisions
Chapter 3. The Political Theories of John Adams
Chapter 4. The Economic Ideas of John Adams
Chapter 5. John Adams and the Federalist Party, 1788-1796
Chapter 6. The Election of 1796
Chapter 7. Aftermath of the Election
Chapter 8. Starting the Administration
Chapter 9. Beginning of the XYZ Session
Chapter 10. The Alien and Sedition Laws; Defense Legislation; War?
Chapter 11. The Aim of Federalist Foreign Policy
Chapter 12. The Aim o f Federalist Domestic Policy
Chapter 13. Adams Prepares to Block the Program
Chapter 14. The Party Splits
Chapter 15. Closing the Administration
Chapter 16. The Election of 1800
Chapter 17. Conclusion
Appendices
I. Congressional Districts from 1703- 1803
II. The Alignment of Political Parties in 1796
III. Vote Charts and Maps
A. Vote Charts
B. Maps of House of Representatives Voting Record
IV. Documents: Original Text of Sedition Act
V. Comment on Summary of Causes for Party Alignment
Bibliography
Index