Politics, diplomacy, society, and migration in the early republic

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Explain the origins and development of the first party system, including the differing political and economic visions of Federalists and Democratic-Republicans.
Explain how debates over Hamilton’s financial program, the Bank of the United States, assumption, and the national debt reflected broader disputes over federal power and the meaning of the Constitution.

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Explain how social and political debates in the 1790s, including the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, raised questions about civil liberties and states’ rights.

Explain how migration and settlement in the trans-Appalachian West affected relations with American Indians, Spain, and Britain and contributed to regional development.

Evaluate the extent to which slavery, agriculture, commerce, and regional interests shaped the society and politics of the early republic.

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