Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation

1. Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation Chapter 6 Section 2

2. I US Response to Events in Europe • Jacobin’s take control of gov’t & violently attacked their opposition • Declare war on other monarchs (GB) • Republicans want to support French • Federalists wanted to support the British • Washington issue declaration of neutrality • Genet ignores GW’s neutrality & recruits Americans • Fed. Begin to call Jefferson (Rep) a radical for supporting France

3. B. Treaty with Spain • US secures land claims west of Ap. Mtns & shipping rights to Miss. R. • Negotiate with Spain who held these territories • Spain feared US-GB attack on Louisianna so they make a deal • Pickney’s Treaty • Spain give up all land east of Miss. R. • Open the Miss R to American traffic • Allow US to use port of New Orleans • Pickney’s Treaty paved way for west. Expan.

4. II Native Americans Resist White SettlersA. Fights in the Northwest • Nat. Amer. held claim to tribal lands & demanded direct neg. w/ US • Often attacker Amer. settlers that moved into their ter. • Chief Little Turtle (Miami tribe) formed confed. of Nat. Amer. tribes to fight Amer. settler invasion

5. B. Battle of Fallen Timbers • Little Turtle urged Conf. to make peace w/ Amer. troops because they were strong under Gen Wayne • Miami conf. did not listen and were defeated in battle of Fallen Timbers • Fallen Timbers ended Nat. Amer. resistanceTreaty of Greenville Miami conf. gives up land in Ohio • New conflicts between GB and US emerge in NW ter.

6. C. Jay’s Treaty • John Jay sent to Gb to negotiate treaty • GB evacuated forts after news of Fallen Timbers • Didn’t want to fight US and France at the same time • Western settlers did not like the treaty because…. • British continue fur trade on American side of US-Canada border • Amer. believed their neutrality guaranteed them free passage in Caribbean

7. III Adams Provokes Criticism • GW resigns & warns against perm. Alliances • Adams (federalist) vs Jefferson (Republican) • Constitution dictates most votes become pres. and second most votes becomes VP • Growing sectionalism • Sectionalism= placing interests of one region over those of the nation as a whole

8. A. Adams Tries to Avoid War • Adams Pres. & Jefferson VP • Adams tried to avoid war w/ France • French believed Jay’s Treaty was violation of Amer-French alliance • France begins to seize US ships • US sends 3 man ambassador trip to negotiate with Talleyrand (French foreign minister) • Talleyrand sends 3 low level officials

9. X, Y, Z Affair= French officials demand bribe of $250,000 dollars to meet with Talleyrand • Federalists called for war but France preferred diplomacy • Successfully avoided war but damaged his standing w/ Federalists

10. B. Alien & Sedition Acts • Federalists accuse Rep. of favoring foreign powers • Fed. Push through the Alien & Sedition acts • Raised residence requirement for citizenship from 5 to 14 yrs. • Pres. can deport or jail any alien considered undesirable • Fines and jail for anyone expressing opinions opposing the gov’t • Republicans called the laws a violation of the 1st Amendment

11. C. Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions • Jefferson & Madison decide to organize opposition to the resolutions b appealing to the states • VA & KT resolutions set forth principle of nullification by states • Nullification= stated had right to void any act of congress they deemed unconstitutional • VA & KT resolutions shows the issue of balancing state and fed. Power • Became central issue in election of 1800