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Happy Monday! Warm up

Happy Monday! Warm up. Please sit with the same groups from Friday in the last station you were at! 1. What is a precedent? 2. Name one precedent which was set while Washington was in office. Station Rotation!. We will complete our last 2 stations

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Happy Monday! Warm up

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  1. Happy Monday! Warm up • Please sit with the same groups from Friday in the last station you were at! • 1. What is a precedent? • 2. Name one precedent which was set while Washington was in office.

  2. Station Rotation! • We will complete our last 2 stations • You have 15 minutes at each station- WORK HARD 

  3. Washington -> Adams • Election 1796- First openly contested election in American History • Federalists: Adams • Republicans: Jefferson • SECTIONALISM: placing one region interests over those of the nation as a whole

  4. XYZ AFFAIR Examine the political cartoon What are French officials upset about? What do they decide to do? What action does President Adams take? How do the French respond?

  5. XYZ AFFAIR SKIT

  6. XYZ Affair & Quasi-War with France • CAUSE: Jay’s Treaty (US + GB)- France ANGRY • French stopped American ships and took goods bound for Britain • Federalists want war!

  7. XYZ Affair & Quasi-War with France Adams sends diplomats to France French diplomats demand bribes US deny 1798- Congress suspends trade with France • Quasi-war (un-declared war at sea)

  8. Federalists VS. Democratic-Republicans • ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS • VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS While watching wonderful skits- write important information from each

  9. ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS • Allowed president to arrest or deport any immigrant who spoke out against the government • Set fines and jail terms for anyone stating false statements against the government

  10. VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS • Response to Alien and Sedition Acts • States created Constitution, could judge federal law unconstitutional • Nullification: if federal government passed an unconstitutional law, states had the power to nullify or declare invalid • Alien and Sedition Acts violated Freedom of Speech

  11. Election of 1800 • Federalist- Adams • Republicans- Thomas Jefferson (P), Aaron Burr (VP) Federalists had controlled Congress, army, presidency “Bloodless Revolution” first transition from one party to another

  12. Midnight Judges • Adams stayed up until midnight night before Jefferson was to take office, appointing Federalist Federal Judges • Maintain Federalists power even thought Democratic-Republican was President • Last skit! 

  13. Analyzing Cause + Effect • Divide your paper into 3 columns • Left column (Cause) • Middle (Event) • Right column (Effect) • Events- Whiskey Rebellion, Bank of the US, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, Midnight Judges

  14. Enrichment • 1. When was this idea first introduced? What prevented it from being successful? • 2. How do the statistics for jobs that require advanced degree compare to Americans who actually hold an advanced degree? • 3. What would happen if free community college became an option? How would it benefit America?

  15. Exit Ticket (1 paragraph) • How would you describe John Adams presidency? • What successes/failures took place while he was in office?

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