3. What happened during
presidency???
• War between Great Britain & France.
o The British attacked US ships going to
Europe.
• George Washington tries to solve the problem by
signing Jay’s Treaty
o Made Great Britain the main trade partner of
the US
• France felt that the US chose the side of Great
Britain instead of theirs.
4. What happened during
presidency???
What?!?! The French
did what???
…. I thought they
were my friends
• American ships traveling to Europe were being
attacked by France.
• People in the US demanded war but John Adams
responded with diplomacy or “tough talk”.
5. The XYZ affair the Quasi War
• John Adams sent 3 diplomats (Pinckney,
Marshall, and Gerry) to France to try to solve
the conflict with France.
• 3 French diplomats, known as , , and
demanded a bribe of $10 million dollars.
• Many Americans were now concerned with
rumors of French enemy spies in the
country.
• This almost started a war with France—the
Quasi War (almost war)
8. The Alien and Sedition Acts
(1798)
Naturalization
Act
To be eligible for citizenship, an alien
must prove 14 years of residence
within the United States (previously
5 years).
Alien Act
President may deport any alien he
views as “dangerous to the peace
and safety of the U.S.” No trial or
evidence required. No defense.
9. Sedition
Act
1) Illegal to conspire to oppose
any law of the United
States.
2) Illegal for any person to
write print or publish “any
false, scandalous and
malicious writing . . . .
against the government.”
The Alien and Sedition Acts
(1798)
10. vs.
and the Federalists
believed the Alien & Sedition Acts were
necessary and proper to ensure the
safety of the nation.
and other
Democratic-Republicans believed that
the Alien & Sedition Acts were not
necessary or proper.
11. and the
Nullification crisis
• The states of
refused to accept the Alien & Sedition
Acts and believed they could nullify
(reject, ignore) the law
• The Resolutions
represented the first
time that States
