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President John Adams and the “French Problem”

President John Adams and the “French Problem”. President John Adams The XYZ Affair The Alien and Sedition Acts. The Election of 1796. Adams is elected president in 1796 Thomas Jefferson received the second largest number of votes First time parties ran against each other

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President John Adams and the “French Problem”

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  1. President John Adams and the “French Problem” President John Adams The XYZ Affair The Alien and Sedition Acts

  2. The Election of 1796 • Adams is elected president in 1796 • Thomas Jeffersonreceived the second largest number of votes • First time parties ran against each other • Federalist president • Anti-Federalist vice president • Anti-Federalists became the Democratic-Republicans!

  3. The XYZ Affair • Britain and Francestill at war • French begin attacking American ships • Wanted to stop U.S. from trading with Britain • Adams send U.S. officials to negotiate with France

  4. The XYZ Affair • French agents demand a $10 million bribe before they would discuss a treaty • Called themselves XYZ • U.S. refused to give a cent! • Angered the pro-French Democratic-Republicans • Increased the division between the parties

  5. The Alien and Sedition Acts • Federalists feared that Republicans and the French would become allies • French and British refugees came to the United States to escape the war • Federalists passed several laws to silence the Democratic-Republicans • Alien and Sedition Acts

  6. The Alien and Sedition Acts • Alien Act- gave the president the power to expel foreigners • used against the French • Sedition Act- made it illegal to publish criticisms about the government • Sedition- any action, especially in speech or writing, that causes rebellion

  7. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions,1798 Religion Assembly Press Petition Speech • Jefferson and Madison believe that the Sedition Act violated the 1st Amendment • They argue that states could nullify a federal law if the state believed it to be unconstitutional • Nullify- to declare void or useless

  8. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions,1798 Based on states’ rights theory Rights not given to the federal government belong to the states EX. the right to judge whether the federal government is using its power properly No other states adopted these resolutions Issue died until 1800

  9. North Ridge Resolutions OL Just like Virginia and Kentucky, you are going to write a set of resolutions nullifying an NRMS rule you believe to be “unconstitutional”. The requirements for your resolutions are: • Must identify 1 rule to nullify • Must show how this rule violates a right guaranteed to you in the Constitution • Can use Bill of Rights (amendments 1-10) as a guide • Can also show how it violates your unalienable rights

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