III. France and Federalists, 1797–1801

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction 3
5. I. A Home in Delaware 9
6. II. Bayard’s Early Life 15
7. III. France and Federalists, 1797–1801 23
8. IV. Factionalism in Congress 36
9. V. The Impeachment of William Blount 47
10. VI. One Great Commercial Republic, 1797–1803 62
11. VII. Charge and Countercharge: The Election of 1800 73
12. VIII. Leader of the Minority 95
13. IX. The Great Judiciary Debate 106
14. X. Bayard’s Defeat 125
15. XI. Retirement, then Retribution 137
16. XII. Congressional Affairs, 1805–1806 144
17. XIII. Struggle Between the Independents: Adams and Bayard 157
18. XIV. War or Peace: 1806–1809 169
19. XV. A Plea for Peace 178
20. XVI. The Bipartisan Mission 192
21. Epilogue 199
22. Notes 203
23. Bibliography 241
24. Index 251