As relations with France deteriorated, Federalists questioned the patriotism of Democratic-Republicans, journalists, immigrants, and all critics of the battles with France. Were their charges based on facts or opinions? Explain your response with evidence from the text.

John Adams's presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly-formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The conflicts between the two political parties centered on foreign policy and the balance of power between the federal government and the states' governments.

Explanation:

James Madison, president during the War of 1812 began was a Democratic Republican and the majority of the members of Congress were Democratic Republicans. They supported the declaration of war against Great Britain. Many Federalists voted against declaring war because the war would hurt trade and shipping in the Northeast. Federalist governors of New England States refused to allow their militias to fight beyond their state boundaries and discouraged enlistments in the U.S. Army for the war. Some extreme Federalists called for New England to secede (withdraw) from the Unites

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