Class Notes

One of the consequences of the Election of 1800 was the downfall of the Federalist Party.  They will run losing campaigns for the next four elections but are soundly defeated by the Republicans.  After the War of 1812, they will stop running candidates altogether and disappear.  Their party will never resurface, but their ideas will as more people start moving west and need more government help.

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