10-27 Agenda & Announcements
• Test for Unit 4 is pushed back to Tuesday, Nov. 4th • Grades are updated! No more Tutorials for the 1st Quarter. • You will have a QUIZ on Thursday! Oct. 30th • I will not be here tomorrow! Be on your best behavior.
Your assignment will be turned in on Thursday for a grade.
• Daily Warm up! • Notes: Adam’s Presidency • Video: President’s Washington & Adams
What you need to know
• US reaction to French Revolution • Neutrality• Edmund Genet Affair• Pinckney Treaty • Jay’s Treaty• Election of 1796• XYZ Affair• Quasi-war• Alien & Sedition Acts
The French Revolution
• Americans originally supported the French Revolution
• French citizens were standing up to a corrupt Monarch
• But US & France were allies, so US had to be careful
The French Revolution
• French Revolution got out of hand…• Beheaded the king (Louis & Marie) • Reign of Terror (Robespierre) • Declared war on other countries including
Britain • Outcome leaves Napoleon in power
American View of the The French Revolution
• Federalists actually supported British, wanted US to help them
• Dem-Reps wanted to honor alliance w/France & help them
Washington’s Response
• Washington decided it was best to stay neutral • US wasn’t in a position to get involved anyway • Outlawed regular citizens getting involved in
Brit-French war
Edmund Genet Affair
• French diplomat sent to get US support for war against Britain
• US was neutral, wouldn’t help! • He went to Charleston SC before going to
meet Pres Washington
Edmund Genet Affair
• In Charleston, Edmund hired Americans to help fight the British
• Washington was very offended –Was supposed to talk to the
• POTUS before talking to citizens –Endangered neutrality
Reaction to Genet
• Federalists used Genet to slam Jefferson for being pro-France.
• Jefferson quit Sec of State because of the harassment.
Pinckney Treaty
• Spain had a new treaty w/France • Spain was scared US & Brits would team up on
them • Spain owned land in southern US & lots of
land west of Miss. River
Pinckney Treaty
• Treaty between Spain & USA: • Gave US all land north of Florida • Allowed US access to port of New Orleans &
Miss. River
Conflicts w/natives
• Treaty of Paris gave US rights to land West of Appalachians
• British still had forts there, wouldn’t leave • Brits convinced natives to fight against
American settlers • Had several battles, natives won early, then US
won big.
Conflicts w/natives
• US “bought” big amt of land from natives for very little $
• Big US victories made British willing to leave & make peace
Jay’s Treaty
• Brits gave up claims of western lands once & for all
• US let Brits fur trade on US soil • Made trade agreement w/Brits
Jay’s Treaty
• Very controversial!!• Dem-Reps hated that it made concessions to
British • Hated making US closer to Brits; wanted US to
be close to France
Washington leaves
• Decided to leave after 2 terms –Battles between Federalists & Dem-Reps wore him down
• In Farewell Address: Advised that US avoid permanent alliances w/other countries
Election of 1796
• Federalist John Adams (had been VP) beat Dem-Rep Thomas Jefferson
• Back then, loser became VP
Adams & France XYZ Affair
• France saw Jay Treaty as violation of their alliance w/ US
• Began attacking US merchant ships headed for Britain
• Adams sent 3 high-level diplomats to France • Americans expected to meet with French
foreign minister Charles Talleyrand
XYZ Affair
• • Talleyrand refused to see the 3 Americans • • Sent 3 low-level officials (nicknamed XYZ) to
Americans • • Demanded $250,000 bribe
The Sorta-Kinda War
• Huge insult – US said forget it • US built up navy, started attacking French
ships • “Quasi-war” on sea lasted 2 yrs, no land war
ever started
Alien & Sedition Acts
• • New immigrants to US then mostly became Dem-Reps
• Appeal to farmers/working class • Federalists were concerned they were French
spies
Alien & Sedition Acts
• Federalists passed laws to control immigrants Alien Acts:
–Made it hard to become a citizen, • let POTUS deport “undesirables”
Sedition Act • Punishments for criticizing gov
Alien & Sedition Acts
• Dem-Reps got jailed for criticizing Federalists in power
• Serious violation of free speech • Unpopular law, got revoked
VA & KY Resolutions
• Jefferson & Madison got laws passed in VA & KY
• That States can ignore national laws they think are unconstitutional