HIST 2055 Chapter : Essay 2
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Doctor burstein calls this the fractious 1790"s, fractious means irritated, devisive, argumentative. Important concept-start of how party happens: the influence of interested faction on the mind of man , 1794-democratic societies began to form. Hamilton had an affair with a married woman while wife was pregnant. When it came out in press, he simply issued an apology. Adulteress husband new about it and sent his wife to seduce. He black mailed hamilton and hamilton said he was still moral becaue he didn"t fall into the black mail. They try to divide republican party by telling republic party that you don"t want to become virgininian party: they play on jefferson being atheist, and burr being christian. They try and alter congress: within one year jefferson turns on burr and deny him any federal appointments, and chooses people more directly loyal to jefferson, he knew burr was ridiculously smart and young and could succeed.
