John Adams by Trinity https://padlet.com/Trini19/e9646bgxqxhr en-us 2017-11-20 17:41:31 UTC 2025-11-25 16:49:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Election of 1796 Trini19 https://padlet.com/Trini19/e9646bgxqxhr/wish/208819421
  • George Washington resigned two months before the election of 1796.
  • He immediately endorsed John Adams for presidency.
  • Jefferson could not run in time
  • Adams won and Thomas Jefferson becomes Vice President
    • Mid-term election of 1798:
    • Federalists take both houses of Congress (Senate & H.O.R.)
    ]]>     2017-11-20 17:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Trini19/e9646bgxqxhr/wish/208819421     Foreign Policy Trini19 https://padlet.com/Trini19/e9646bgxqxhr/wish/208820667 Impact of Jay's Treaty 
    • France sees this as an alliance with their enemy
    • France began to seize American vessels.
    • Adams sends a diplomatic envoy in response.
    • Ships protected by Military ships called convoy
    • Three Americans not well received. Two were deported.
    • France won't negotiate until president pays ( extremely disrespectful to the country and personally to John Adams)
    John Adams response:
    • He went in front of Congress and gave a speech. He blasted France in his speech and didn't say the French diplomat's names. He referred to them as X, Y, and Z.
    • Asked Congress to build a Navy
    • Appropriate funds
    • Defensive military convoy going to Britain
    • The rest of the Adams administration is an ongoing naval conflict called the Quasi War
    • President Adams sends a second envoy to France; negotiated a peace


    ]]>     2017-11-20 17:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Trini19/e9646bgxqxhr/wish/208820667     Domestic affects of Foreign Entanglements Trini19 https://padlet.com/Trini19/e9646bgxqxhr/wish/210558589
  • Federalist criticized John Adams for not being aggressive enough.
  • South critisized for ruining relationship with France
    • Media Hatred 
    • Continue to belittle and manipulate the integrity of U.S. Adams
    • Alien Enemies Act, :gives the president power to expel any foreigner
    • Sedition Act: criminalizes criticism of the government 
    • How did T.J. & J.M. respond
    • Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
    • Jeff. Ken. : states may nullify unconstitutional federal laws
    • Mad. Virg. : clarify differences between Republicans and Federalists 
    • Adams second envoy made high federalists abandon him for next presidency

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