1. Guided reading Activity 8-3
Section 3
The First Political Parties

2. I. Opposing Views A. Alexander Hamilton & Thomas Jefferson
B. 1. the group of people who supported the policies of Alexander Hamilton
B. 2. Thomas Jefferson & James Madison
C. Republican
D. honest and educated men who owned property
E. that they would work out their differences
F. John Adams (Federalist) won with 71 electoral votes, Thomas Jefferson the Republican finished second with 68 votes and became vice president

3. II. President John Adams
A. 1. They seized American ships that carried cargo to Great Britain
2. He was mad; he referred to the agents as X, Y, and Z and he urged Congress to prepare for war
3. Established the Navy Department, set aside money for building warships, and increased the size of the army
B. 1798

4. C.
To judge the constitutionality of federal laws; to nullify a federal law within that state
It hurt his chances for reelection and split the Federalist Party; it opened the door for Jefferson’s election in 1800