1. Chapter 9 Section 3 The Federalists in Charge P. 35/ P. 287
Finding Main Idea As you read about the growth of political parties and the presidency of John Adams, take notes to answer questions about events appearing on the time line.
1789
What did Washington warn against in his farewell address?
1796
Washington’s farewell address
2. What was noteworthy about this election?
Adams elected President

3. Chapter 9 Section 3 The Federalists in Charge P. 35/ P. 287
Finding Main Idea As you read about the growth of political parties and the presidency of John Adams, take notes to answer questions about events appearing on the time line.
1789
What did Washington warn against in his farewell address?
*Avoid political parties,*Avoid sectionalism, *avoid permanent alliances with foreign nations
1796
Washington’s farewell address
2. What was noteworthy about this election?
First election in which political parties competed
Resulted in a Pres. & V-Pres from different political parties
Adams elected President

4. Democratic-Republican
John Adams
2nd U. S. President
Federalist
Thomas Jefferson
Vice-President
Democratic-Republican

5. Abigail Adams Supervising the Hanging of the Wash in the East Room Gordon Phillips, 1966, oil on canvas White House Historical Association

6. Incident in which French officials demanded bribe from U.S. Diplomats
B. Summarizing On the back of this paper, identify or explain each of the following.
Incident in which French officials demanded bribe from U.S. Diplomats
XYZ Affair-

7. Led to a wave of anti-French feelings in the US
1789
3. What effect did the affair have on U.S.-French relations?
Led to a wave of anti-French feelings in the US
treaties w/France cancelled
American navy seized French vessels
XYZ Affair-
What measures were contained in these acts?
1798 Alien and Sedition Acts
What did these resolutions declare?
Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions

8. Alien and Sedition Acts-
B. Summarizing On the back of this paper, identify or explain each of the following.
XYZ Affair- Incident in which French officials demanded bribe from U.S. Diplomats
Alien and Sedition Acts-
Acts passed by a Federalist Congress
in 1798 to silence their
Democratic–Republican critics
Alien and Sedition Act clip on youtube start at 1:00 to 1:32

9. Led to a wave of anti-French feelings in the US
1789
3. What effect did the affair have on U.S.-French relations?
Led to a wave of anti-French feelings in the US
treaties w/France cancelled
the American navy seized French vessels
XYZ Affair-
1798 Alien and Sedition Acts
What measures were contained in these acts?
Raised waiting period for citizenship from 5 to 14 yrs.
Pres. could deport or jail any undesirable alien.
Outlawed expressing opinions considered damaging to the govt.

10. B. Summarizing On the back of this paper, identify or explain each of the following.
XYZ Affair- Incident in which French officials demanded bribe from U.S. Diplomats
Alien and Sedition Acts- Acts passed by a Federalist Congress in 1798 to silence their Democratic–Republican critics
States’ rights- theory that states had the right to judge when the federal gov’t had passed an unconstitutional law

11. Raised waiting period for citizenship from 5 to 14 yrs.
1789
What measures were contained in these acts?
Raised waiting period for citizenship from 5 to 14 yrs.
Pres. could deport or jail any undesirable alien.
Outlawed expressing opinions considered damaging to the govt.
1798 Alien and Sedition Acts
What did these resolutions declare?
They declared Alien & Sedition Acts unconstitutional
Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions

12. U. S. makes peace with France.
He spoke proudly about having saved the nation from bloodshed.
“I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: ‘Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of the peace with France in the year 1800”