1. Explain the key elements of Hamilton's financial plan. Why did it create such a large political rift in the Washington Administration.

2. What issues in foreign policy created a division between Jeffersonian Republicans and Hamiltonian Federalists. Which treaties were involved in the dispute?

3. What were the key aspects of the election of 1796? What issues did John Adams confront as president?

4. Explain how the controversy over the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts were related to the political competition between the Federalists and the Republicans.