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13 - The United Irishmen in an Atlantic Crosswind

from Part II - The French Revolution Radicalizes Social Movements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2021

Micah Alpaugh
Micah Alpaugh
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University of Central Missouri
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The Federalists who crafted the United States’ 1788 Constitution planned for a republic free of party or faction. By 1793, however, regional and political divides had become acute. The situation was exploited by renegade French ambassador Edmond-Charles Genêt, who cultivated pro-French fervor and personally named a new club network, the Democratic-Republicans. The clubs became accused by Federalists of cultivating sedition with 1794’s Whiskey Rebellion, but by the 1796 election a powerful coalition developed.

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Democratic-Republican SocietiesFederalistsWhiskey RebellionEdmond-Charles GenêtGeorge WashingtonJay’s Treaty
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The Rise of Social Movements in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions
 , pp. 338 - 364
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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