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11/18/13 Aim : Were the Alien and Sedition acts a necessity or an overreaction?

11/18/13 Aim : Were the Alien and Sedition acts a necessity or an overreaction?. Do Now : *Have last night’s HW on your desk. I. Adams’ Presidency (1797-1801). A. US Relations with France XYZ Affair— Anger grew toward France due to lack of negotiations.

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11/18/13 Aim : Were the Alien and Sedition acts a necessity or an overreaction?

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  1. 11/18/13 Aim: Were the Alien and Sedition acts a necessity or an overreaction? Do Now: *Have last night’s HW on your desk.

  2. I. Adams’ Presidency (1797-1801) A. US Relations with France • XYZ Affair— Anger grew toward France due to lack of negotiations. a) 3 American ministers sent to France to speak with Prime Minister Tallyrand. b) Met by 3 French agents (X, Y and Z) requiring the US to pay a bribe.

  3. In this cartoon, American envoys meet with a French diplomat, depicted as a multiheaded monster holding a dagger. The cartoonist shared the negative view of French diplomacy held by most Americans in the 1790s.

  4. 2. Quasi War with France (1798-1800)—Naval skirmishes proved US strength. “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute!” War was never officially declared.

  5. 3.D-Rs are harshly critical of Federalists & Adams

  6. II. The Alien and Sedition Acts (Anti-Republican Legislation) Passed from 6/18-7/14 (1798) • Alien Acts— 1. raised requirement for citizenship and president can deport/jail any alien found undesirable B. Sedition (rebellion against one's country) Act- 1. stifled the press/crime to speak/publish anything hateful against the government (Is this okay???)

  7. **Backfired-many Federalists sided w/the republicans due to the attack on the Constitution

  8. About 25 individuals were arrested under the Sedition Act and ten were eventually convicted. Benjamin Franklin Bache, grandson of founder Benjamin Franklin and editor of the Aurora, was charged with "libeling the President and the Executive Government" In April 1798, Bache had referred to the president as "old, querulous, bald, blind, crippled, toothless Adams." Bache's arrest led to a public outcry against all of the Alien and Sedition Acts and contributed to the election in 1800 of Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson pardoned all those convicted under the Sedition Act and Congress restored all fines paid with interest.

  9. Why did Adams approve these laws? Let’s make some arguments for an against creating this legislation. Will his plan work? Let’s check out the real arguments made by the House of Representatives.

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