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CAMERON CORT
MARK BAO
CATALINA RESTREPO
U.S. HISTORY 31
ORANGE
OHNADAM
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Election and Foreign Policy
Electionof1796
Thomas Jefferson and Adam Burr(Republican-Democrats)
John Adams and Thomas Pinckney(Federalists)
Whispering Campaign
Electoral College
12th amendment 1804
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XYZ Affair (1797-1800)
Jay Treaty (Anglo-American Treaty)
Citizen Genet
Agents X, Y, Z
Foreign minister Charles Talleyrand
XYZ speech to Congress (1797)
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War Sentiment
American Hostility to France
Federalists call for war (Hamilton)
Congress approves Adams war
negotiations request
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Quasi War (1798-1800)
US seize 22 ships
France seize 300 plus ships
Sea battles in Caribbean
Unofficial ally Great Britain
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Convention of 1800
Treaty of Montefontaine
Released from 1788 treaty
US proved able to defend itself
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John Adams Domestic
Policy Federalist (under Hamilton)
Elected to the presidency with aclose vote
Wanted an end to partisanpolitics, but could not avoidparticipating in it
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Causes of the Alien andSedition Acts
Adams was fearful of criticismagainst the Federalist governmentduring his presidency, as well as the
uncertain period of being at possiblewar with France
Signed the Alien and Sedition Acts(four in total) into law as a result;prevented criticism, as well assetting other laws relating to foreign
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Alien and Sedition Acts
1. Naturalization Act Eligibility for citizenship minimum stay in the US
changed from 5 years to 14 years
Alien Act Allowed the president to deport anyone
Alien Enemies Act Allowed wartime arrest, imprisonment and
deportation of a resident that has a nationality of
an enemy Sedition Act
Treasonable activity like false, slanderous, andmalicious writing could end in imprisonment
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Response to Alien andSedition Acts
Benjamin Franklins grandson,Benjamin Franklin Bache, arrested forlibel against President Adams
Helped the Republican party in factto unite, Jefferson (Republican
leader) elected in 1800
Pardoned those under Sedition Act,
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Kentucky and VirginiaResolutions
Response to Alienand Sedation Acts
Written by Thomas
Jefferson(Kentucky) and
James Madison(Virginia)
Were sent to otherstates to beapproved
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Thomas Jefferson
Believed that acts stifledfree speech and politicalopposition
U.S. was a compact, andif the nationalgovernment was beingunconstitutional thestates had right to
interpose
Afraid nationalgovernment was gettingtoo strong
Kentucky Resolvestalked about acts withregard to tenthamendment and first
amendment
Resolves pass House onNovember 10 1798 andthen senate three days
later
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James Madison
Virginia Resolvesmuch shorter andmoderate thanKentucky
Introduced by JohnTaylor
Expressed VAs warmattachment to union
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Response by States
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,Vermont, and New Hampshire saidsupreme court was ultimate
authority
Of the seven states the resolves were
sent to, not one state was in favor
Southern states did not even respond
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Influence of Resolutions
Many states (north and south) haveexpressed approval in principles ofresolutions
served as rally point for democratic-republican opposition to federalist partyand Jeffersons presidential victory inelection of 1800
South Carolina: nullification and secession.Tariff of Abominations and Tariff of 1832.
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