In 1989, The French Revolution broke out, greatly affecting America. America was quickly sucked into the revolution, when France declared war on Great Britain .Soon thereafter, Americans became divided as to whom they should ally themselves with, their protector from the American Revolution, France or their rival, Britain. Furthermore, controversy developed between the industrializing North and the agrarian-based South. As a result, the representatives of the states: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, had split into two separate parties The Federalist party was l

Domestic troubles inevitably followed the creation of new political parties. Sure enough, in 1794, annoyed Pennsylvania farmers came together to oppose the new tax on whiskey imposed by Federalist Alexander Hamilton. This became known as the Whiskey Rebellion. The rebellion, raised questions as to how the US government would deal with civil disobedience. Washington firmly terminated the rebellion. While doing so, he established the power for the federal government to enforce its laws as well his right to utilize state militias. The next domestic trouble that occurred was in 1798, when Congress passed and put into law the Alien and Sedition Act. These Acts were made to restrain opposition by Americans. The issue of these Acts divided Americans and led Jefferson and his supporters to draft and pass the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that insisted the right of states over the federal

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