| − | Burke was read by the first generation of American conservatives, including [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], and [[John Randolph]]. Historian [[Russell Kirk]] identifies the Citizen Genêt affair of 1793 as the first occasion when American liberals and conservatives squared off. In the election of 1800, Republican [[Thomas Jefferson]] and Federalist John Adams clashed over policy toward France, taxes, state's rights, and other issues. This type of intensely ideological politicking dissipated with the end of the French Revolution. Although the Federalist Party dissolved in 1816, [[James Monroe]], president from 1817 to 1825, adopted various Federalist positions regarding tariffs, a national bank, and other issues. Ideological differences were left behind as an "Era of Good Feelings" dawned. | + | Burke was read by the first generation of American conservatives, including [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], and [[John Randolph]]. Historian [[Russell Kirk]] identifies the Citizen Genêt affair of 1793 as the first occasion when American liberals and conservatives squared off. In the election of 1800, Republican [[Thomas Jefferson]] and Federalist John Adams clashed over policy toward France, taxes, state's rights, and other issues. One must caution that Jefferson was also quite conservative by today's standards. American liberalism of the modern type did not arise until the late nineteenth century. This type of intensely ideological politicking dissipated with the end of the French Revolution. Although the Federalist Party dissolved in 1816, [[James Monroe]], president from 1817 to 1825, adopted various Federalist positions regarding tariffs, a national bank, and other issues. Ideological differences were left behind as an "Era of Good Feelings" dawned. |