The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s

A) criticized the Washington administration.
B) spoke out against the French Revolution.
C) formed only about a dozen chapters in various cities.
D) strongly supported Hamilton's economic program.
E) broke up and created the Democratic and Republican Parties by 1797.

Democratic-Republican Societies

Organizations created in the mid-1790s by opponents of thepolicies of the Washington administration and supporters of the French Revolution.

Washington Administration

The term for the executive branch of the U.S. government during George Washington's presidency, marking the first presidency of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

French Revolution

A period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that significantly affected the course of French and world history.