In 1800, as Federalists looked back on their 12 years in power, their pride in the stability, prosperity, and neutrality fostered by their party was overshadowed by ______. Multiple choice question. a sense that they had pursued the wrong course, and that their successes were purely accidental. the conviction that they could win the upcoming election and consolidate their power for the next generation. fear that they had ultimately lost the battle for America's future to the undisciplined rabble, led by Jefferson and the Republicans. an awareness that they had lost touch with their ideals and would need to reconsider the future of their party.