This week we cover the Alien and Sedition Acts as the Adams Administration wrestles with a culture war.

This week we cover the election of 1796 and the XYZ Affair.

This week we let Washington close his administraion in his own words.

This week we cover the our last topic of the Washington administration, Citizen Genet and the issue of neutrality.

This week we examine the Democratic-Republicans as they start to become a more powerful group, asking what was the ideology that held them together.

This week we examine the early 'Republican Interest' in its battles with the Federalist government, exploring how Hamilton and Jefferson argued while Washington tried to hold his administration together.

This week we turn to the growing political fragmentation during the Washington Administration. We discuss how Madison's opinions changed over time, how he became more distant from Hamilton, and ultimately formed a close friendship with Thomas Jefferson.

This week we finish looking at the westward migration of the early 1790s, finishing off with the Northwest Indian War.

This week we continue to look at the westward migration, this time focusing on Federal interactions with Indians. We look at the Treaty of New York, and how this was undone by the Yazoo Companies.

This week we continue to look at the westward migration, this time focusing on the Federal Government's attempt to manage it. We then look at Cooperstown, one of the success stories of the 1790s.