1. Warm-up!!!  Finish your Jefferson V. Hamilton Wksheet

2. President John Adams 2 nd President of United States 1797-1801 Party: Federalist

3. Election 1797  The Candidates Federalist: John Adams Democratic-Republican: Thomas Jefferson

4. Election 1797  Thomas Jefferson was the runner up so he became the vice president.  The country had a president and vice president from two different political parties!  At this time the Constitution stipulated that the runner-up became VP.

5. Impact of the Election  Sectionalism- Placing the interest of one region over another.  Northern states voted for Adams, Southern states voted for Jefferson.  12 th Amendment-Allowed for the electoral college to vote for VP separately.

6. Adams Administration Key Info  XYZ Affair  Alien and Sedition Acts  Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  Pg. 194-196

7. XYZ Affair  President Adams sent a delegation to Paris in 1797  French demanded a large loan of $10 million and a bribe of $250K for U.S. privilege of merely talking to foreign minister Talleyrand http://www.thespoof.com/picstore/celebs/big.bird.50.jpg

8. XYZ Affair  Negotiations broke down and Marshall came home  “Millions for defense not one cent for tribute” became the US Rally cry.  US enters a Quasi War with France (Undeclared Naval Warfare, 1798- 1799)

9. XYZ Affair  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O RbiuWEQW6s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O RbiuWEQW6s

10. Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)  Purpose: Federalists passed a series of oppressive laws in 1798 that would silence criticism of the Federalist Party.  Raised residency requirements for U.S. citizenship from 5 yrs to 14 yrs  President empowered to deport "dangerous" foreigners http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/9b/750x750_unitedstates_m.gif

11. Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)  Anyone who impeded the policies of gov't or falsely defamed its officials, incl. the president, would be liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment  What about the 1 st amendment?

12. John Adams  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x qAt8A0W204 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x qAt8A0W204

14. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  Jefferson & Madison secretly created a series of resolutions  Premise: States had the right to nullify unconstitutional laws passed by Congress

15. The XYZ Affair  “The Paris Monster”  “Cease bawling monster, we will not give you a sixpence.”  Answer skill builder questions on pg. 195