Newspapers were modest single sheets because the printing press could not be used to print on both sides of a sheet of paper and interest in the form had not quite yet taken off.
Yes because The Federalist Party was the first political party in the United States. Under Alexander Hamilton, it dominated the national government from 1791 to 1801. ... It controlled the federal government until 1801, when it was overwhelmed by the Democratic-Republican opposition led by President Thomas Jefferson.