JOHN ADAMS1797 - 1801

Chapter 4 section 2

Objective 1.03 assess commercial & diplomatic relationships with other

nations

THE QUASI-WAR 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

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.

WHAT IMPORTANT POINT DID JAY’S TREATY GIVE THE US?

1. Florida2. Rights to the

Mississippi River3. Most Favored Nation

Status4. $10,000/year**Temporarily kept us

out of war.

POLITICS AT HOME *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

• Aimed at Anti-British immigrants who usually voted Republican• Aimed at preventing Republicans from criticizing the government

VIRGINIA & KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS

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

THE ELECTION OF 1800

FederalistsJohn Adams

Democratic-Republicans

Thomas Jefferson

THE REVOLUTION OF 1800

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