1. warm up Name the 4 precedents set by washington.

2. Warm up In George Washington’s farewell address what does he say about 1. political parties 2. alliances with foreign countries

3. The Presidency of John Adams

4. I. The Election of 1796
The election of 1796 began a new era in U.S. politics.
This was the first election where political parties played a role.
Parties helped elect officials and shape government policies.

5. The candidates for president were John Adams and Thomas Pinckney.
The Federalist Party wanted to make the federal government stronger and to promote industry and trade.
Alexander Hamilton was a founder of this party; however, he did not run for president in 1796.
The candidates for president were John Adams and Thomas Pinckney.
Adams
Pinckney

6. Republicans wanted to limit the power of the federal government.
The Democratic-Republican party was started by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
They often shortened their name to Republicans (not related to the Republicans of today).
Republicans wanted to limit the power of the federal government.
They chose Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr as their candidates.
Burr
Jefferson

7. The parties attacked each other during the election.
Republicans said that the federalists were the British party and that Adams was a “royalist.”
Federalists said that Jefferson was too greatly influenced by the French. They also questioned his political skills.

8. Adams narrowly defeated Jefferson
Adams narrowly defeated Jefferson. At this time, whoever came in second place became the vice president, so Jefferson was now VP.
Now, Adams and Jefferson would have to work out their differences in order to run the country.

9. The Duel
BURR
HAMILTON

10. John Adams as President
John Adams did not appear well suited for the presidency. He had been a leading patriot during the Revolution, and had served as VP and a foreign diplomat, but he was seen as cold and distant. People did respect Adams for his hard work, honesty and intelligence.

11. One of Adams’s first goals was to improve relations between the U. S
One of Adams’s first goals was to improve relations between the U.S. and France.
The French had been using privateers to attack American ships.
Adams sent representatives to France to ask them to stop attacking American ships.
Agents who were called X, Y, and Z representing France said the US would have to pay, $250,000 and give a loan of $12 million to France to get them to stop attacking
The U.S. refused to pay
Finally a treaty was signed between France and US

12. The Alien and Sedition Acts
Federalists in Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in the summer of 1798.
The Alien Act allowed for the president to have foreign residents removed from the country. They could be removed
if the president believed they were involved “in any treasonable or secret plots against the government.”

13. The Sedition Act stated that U. S
The Sedition Act stated that U.S. citizens could not join any plots against the government’s policies. The act also made it illegal to “write, print, utter or publish” any false or hostile words against the government.
These laws were primarily used against Republican newspapers . In some cases, editors were arrested.

14. Jefferson and Madison responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts with the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.
They stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
They claimed that the federal government did not have the power to pass such laws and that the acts interfered with the state government.
Jefferson and Madison said that a state could ignore any laws they found to be unconstitutional.
The resolutions had an important impact on the idea of states’ rights. It supported the idea that a state could challenge the federal government.