Anti-Federalists called themselves "Republicans." However, at the same time, the Federalists called them "Democrats" which was meant to be pejorative. After some time both terms got more and more confused, and sometimes used together as "Democratic Republicans" which later historians have adopted (with a hyphen) to describe the party from the beginning, to avoid confusion with both the later established and still existing Democratic and Republican parties. Aftermath The House of Representatives of the 5th United States Congress met for the first time at Congress Hall in Philadelphia on May 15, 1797, and all ten representatives took their seats on this day. Notes Sources The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 65 for district apportionment; pg. 68 for Congressmen [has wrong district numbers preceding the names]) Members of the Fifth United States Congress Election result 1st D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 2nd D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 3rd D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 4th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 5th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 6th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 7th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 8th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 9th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" Election result 10th D. at Tufts University Library project "A New Nation Votes" 1796 New York United States House of Representatives