The Presidency of John Adams 1797-1801 President John Adams by John Singleton Copley.
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President John Adams2nd President of United States1797-1801Party: Federalist
Election 1797 The Candidates
Federalist: John Adams Democratic-Republican: Thomas
Jefferson
Election 1797 Thomas Jefferson was the runner up
so he became the vice president. The country had a president and vice
president from two different political parties!
At this time the Constitution stipulated that the runner-up became VP.
Impact of the Election Sectionalism- Placing the interest of
one region over another. Northern states voted for Adams,
Southern states voted for Jefferson.
12th Amendment-Allowed for the electoral college to vote for VP separately.
Adams Administration Pyramid Terms to Include: XYZ Affair Alien and Sedition Acts Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Pg. 194-196
XYZ Affair President Adams
sent a delegation to Paris in 1797
French demanded a large loan of $10 million and a bribe of $250K for U.S. privilege of merely talking to foreign minister Talleyrand
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XYZ Affair Negotiations broke down and Marshall
came home “Millions for defense not one cent for
tribute” became the US Rally cry. US enters a Quasi War with France
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Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) Purpose: Federalists
passed a series of oppressive laws in 1798 that would silence criticism of the Federalist Party.
Raised residency requirements for U.S. citizenship from 5 yrs to 14 yrs
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Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) Anyone who
impeded the policies of gov't or falsely defamed its officials, incl. the president, would be liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment
Violation of the 1st Amendment
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Jefferson & Madison secretly created a
series of resolutions Premise: States had the right to nullify
unconstitutional laws passed by Congress
The XYZ Affair “The Paris
Monster” “Cease bawling
monster, we will not give you a sixpence.”
Answer skill builder questions on pg. 195
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