Miss Bivans U.S. History

 French not happy with Jay’s Treaty 1797: begin attacking American merchant ships Refused to meet with American envoy  Adams wanted to keep us out of full out war

 American envoys were approached by the French foreign minister, de Talleyrand Demanded bribes for the privilege of negotiating with France  Americans were outraged and called for war – undeclared war at sea

 Convention of 1800 signed in Paris Ended the Franco-American Alliance (1778) France agreed to pay damages to American shippers

 Federalists passed 4 laws to minimize opposition during Quasi-War Aliens had to wait 14 years to become citizens  Limit growth of Democratic-Republicans Allowed for deportation or imprisonment of “dangerous” foreigners  Minimize espionage Prohibited the false defamation of gov’t officials  Stop criticism of Adam’s administration

 Written secretly by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts Stressed “Compact Theory”

 Individual states were the judges of whether or not the federal gov’t had overstepped its authority  Nullification was recommended as the solution The ability of states to refuse to accept laws/declare them unconstitutional

 Federalists claimed the Supreme Court was the only body with the ability to nullify a federal law  Resolutions become the basis for the states’ rights view Basis for future Confederate argument

Election of Federalists: John Adams Democratic Republicans: Thomas Jefferson Aaron Burr THERE IS A TIE B/W BURR AND JEFFERSON!! -HOR chooses Jefferson Power shifts peacefully! “REVOLUTION OF 1800”

Midnight Judges -Adams appoints several judges the in the last days of his Presidency -Signs the Judiciary Act 1801 to create new positions -Appoints Federalists to challenge Democratic- Republican Congress -last Federalist President