Washington to Adams Timeline - Andrew Myers by Andrew Myers https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921 en-us 2019-01-17 16:39:36 UTC 2019-01-17 17:04:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Washington leads 13,000 American troops to Western PA to shut down Whiskey's Rebellion. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321774036 2019-01-17 16:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321774036 Washington gives his Farewell Address. He warned our country against foreign ties, too much debt, borrowing money, political parties, and political division. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321775235 2019-01-17 16:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321775235 John Adams becomes president with Thomas Jefferson as his Vice President (he got 2nd place). myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321776319 2019-01-17 16:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321776319 Two political parties (Federalists and Democratic-Republican) form right after Washington warned the country about them. John Adams was a federalist and Thomas Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321777930 Parties were based on how/where you lived.]]> 2019-01-17 16:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321777930 John Adams sends U.S. diplomats to Paris to smooth over conflict that they had since Washington wouldn't let the French hire American privateers. However, the leader of France at the time refused to talk. The diplomats were forced to speak to 3 French agents. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321779239 2019-01-17 16:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321779239 The peace-seeking mission failed. Congress (mainly the federalists) reacted in an extreme way. They wanted war. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321780490 This and the french asking for large amounts of money became known as the XYZ affair. ]]> 2019-01-17 16:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321780490 In fear of a war, Adams asked congress to expand the navy fleet to more than 30 ships. He thought that the war was going to happen no matter what. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321781801 2019-01-17 16:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321781801 War was not declared by Congress. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321782416 2019-01-17 16:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321782416 As the U.S.A attempted more peace talks, French and U.S naval ships began fighting in the Caribbean. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321782710 2019-01-17 16:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321782710 Adam later forced two members of Congress to resign. Both of these Federalists wanted a full on war with France. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321783209 2019-01-17 16:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321783209 Congress and Adams then passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. This act was made up of 4 laws that would limit the freedom of press and speech for a small amount of time. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321783821 2019-01-17 16:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321783821 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. They thought that this was a misuse of the government's power. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321784260 2019-01-17 16:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321784260 Jefferson and Madison decided to write resolutions. These resolutions made up the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. One of the most impactful ideas was that the states could challenge the national government. This would later impact the 1800s. myersac23 https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321785232 2019-01-17 16:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/myersac23/de7ro8qc0921/wish/321785232