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Also Known As	Federal Party
Date	1795 - 1817
Areas Of Involvement	federalism
Related People	George Washington • John Quincy Adams • John Adams • Alexander Hamilton • Daniel Webster • James Buchanan • Roger B. Taney • Oliver Ellsworth • Charles Pinckney • Gouverneur Morris • Fisher Ames • Manasseh Cutler • Rufus King • Daniel Morgan • Harrison Gray Otis

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broadside showing French attacks on U.S. ships

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