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John Adams 1797 - 1801

Chapter 4 section 2 Objective 1.03 assess commercial & diplomatic relationships with other nations. John Adams 1797 - 1801. French angry over Jay’s Treaty Federalists called for War against France Adams reluctant to go to war **The XYZ Affair

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John Adams 1797 - 1801

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  1. Chapter 4 section 2 Objective 1.03assess commercial & diplomatic relationships with other nations John Adams1797 - 1801

  2. French angry over Jay’s Treaty • Federalists called for War against France • Adams reluctant to go to war • **The XYZ Affair • Sent Charles Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry & John Marshall to negotiate • Three French agents tried to bribe them even before the negotiations began • Became highly publicized & nationalism rose throughout the country • June 1798 – Congress stopped trade with France & ordered capture of their ships • Became an undeclared war at sea The Quasi-War

  3. Convention of 1800 Agreement between US & France U.S. will give up all claims against (seizure of cargo etc.) France. France released the US from Franco-American Treaty of 1778. ** The U.S. would have no other treaty with another country which required US military help until AFTER WWII.

  4. What important Point did Jay’s Treaty give the us? • Florida • Rights to the Mississippi River • Most Favored Nation Status • $10,000/year **Temporarily kept us out of war.

  5. *Alien & Sedition Acts • Made non-citizens wait 14 years to become citizens • Aliens dangerous to the US could be deported • Citizens were not allowed to criticize public officials Politics at Home • Aimed at Anti-British immigrants who usually voted Republican • Aimed at preventing Republicans from criticizing the government

  6. Secretly written by Jefferson & Madison Resolutions in these 2 legislatures passed which criticized the Alien & Sedition Acts Interposition – theory that if the federal government does something unconstitutional the state could step in & stop the illegal action Nullification – theory that if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law the states had the right to nullify the law or declare it invalid Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions

  7. The Election of 1800 Federalists John Adams Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson

  8. Name for the election A major change in power in Presidency & Congress Constitutional problem – Tie for the presidency between both Republicans (Burr & Jefferson) – House of Representatives had to choose 12th amendment - 1804 The Revolution of 1800

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