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The federalist party increased the time to become a citizen from 5 - 14 years because the people who became a citizen joined the Democratic party giving them more power. The federalists wanted to limit the power of the Democratic Republican party.

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump arguing and holding beers

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The candidates for President in 1800 were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The candidates for Vice President were Charles Pinckney and Aaron Burr.

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The United States was irked because the French were attacking and taking American ships in the Caribbean. This became known as a Quasi-War, meaning an undeclared war.

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The informational text "Presidency of John Adams" states in paragraph two, "An ambassador is someone who is sent by one country to go live in another country as a long-term representative." The importance of this role is related to the need of a constant representative in separate territory.

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The Alien Act gives the president the power to deport anyone that he feels threatened by living in the US. They wanted to settle all of the disagreements with the French.

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John Adams was an ambassador to the Netherlands, Great Britain, and France. He also helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Britain in 1783. The treat would officially end the American Revolution. Finally, Adams was the first Vice-President of the nation. He served under George Washington.

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because of xyz affairs, Americans were furious with the French. and congress voted to enlarge the US Navy to prepare for war. because Napoleon Bonaparte was already at war with great Britain and didn't want to get into another war. So John Adams sent representatives to France and they made peace.

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The French wanted a $250,000 bribe and a $10 million loan. The affair was called the XYZ affair because the three agents were referred to as X, Y, and Z.

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Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) was named after George Washington, who passed away in 1799. The city consisted of the White House, a few smaller buildings, and the rest was woods and wilderness.

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In the Election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied. Both ran for the Democratic-Republican party. The DR party planned for Jefferson to become president, but Burr wouldn't accept being vice president, and wouldn't back down. Alexander Hamilton convinced his fellow federalists to vote for Jefferson because he disliked Burr so much, therefore changing the course of the election.

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The Alien Enemies Act was passed by the Federalists and allowed the government to detain and send away citizens from countries the US was at war with.

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Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each got 73 votes, tied up with the most votes over the election.

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Sedition (verb): to act or speak out against the government in a way that might cause trouble.

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Although the Democratic-Republicans meant for Jefferson to be President and Burr to be vice, Burr decided that he would not step down to accept Vice President. He wanted to be President.

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Burr Was WRONG. Or Was He? It's Up To You To Decide...

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Burr Was WRONG. Or Was He? It's Up To You To Decide...

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I think that Burr should have been the humbler, greater man and stepped down, leaving Jefferson to become president.

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Passed by the Federalists, the goal of the act was to silence the Democratic-Republicans from speaking out against the government.

The act prevented people from criticizing the President, members of Congress, the federal government, or federal laws.

The Democratic-Republicans considered the act violating of their first amendment right to free speech and free press.