john adams presentation

8/14/2019 John Adams Presentation

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CAMERON CORT

MARK BAO

CATALINA RESTREPO

U.S. HISTORY 31

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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

Also said states had

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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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