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Location: Ezhou Hubei (Hupei) China

Elbridge Gerry is placed in a difficult …

Years: 1798 - 1798
October
Elbridge Gerry is placed in a difficult position upon his return to the United States.

Federalists, spurred by John Marshall's accounts of their disagreements, criticize him for abetting the breakdown of the negotiations.

These bitterly harsh and partisan comments turn Gerry against the Federalists, and he will eventually end up joining with the Democratic-Republicans in 1800.