John Adams by Bindumadhav Juluri https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2 by Madhav Juluri en-us 2018-12-18 00:16:51 UTC 2018-12-18 15:43:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 1.) Election of 1796 (how John Adams gets into the picture) 21bj0321 https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315384821 - Was the first election where candidates were part of certain political parties, with differing ideals and beliefs.  The two parties being the Federalists and the democratic republicans

- Federalists: 
  •     supported federal administration
  •     supported the idea of the constitution
  • John Adams was the face of the federalist party
  • Supporters in northeast
- Democratic Republicans:
  • committed to extending the american experiment to all common people, not just the rich or educated.
  • Supporters were farmers of non-English descent.
  • Jefferson and Madison were the faces of the republicans
- With New England favoring Adams, and the south for Jefferson, Adams narrowly won the electoral college vote by 71 to 68.

]]> 2018-12-18 00:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315384821 2.) Quasi War (1798-1800) 21bj0321 https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315386589 What was the Quasi War?The undeclared naval war fought between the United States and France.
Cause
  • After concession of the war between France and Britain in 1793 the Americans did two things to anger the french:
    • American government refuses to pay debt to French from Revolutionary War, as they believed their debt was owed to monarchy of France, and not the Republic.     
    • John Jay conducts a negotiation for a treaty with Britain, allowing    for trade relations between the two nations. 
What Happen's?
French start to capture U.S trade ships, and prevent them from making trades with Britain. Soon, America tries to retaliate, unleashing a full on naval war between the two nations.
]]> 2018-12-18 00:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315386589 3.)The Alien and Sedition Acts 21bj0321 https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315395638 What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
In response to the foreign threats from France and the Democratic party, who seemingly would allow for foreign influence, forced John Adams to sign a set of 4 laws weakening the rights of United states citizens. These included:
  1. Raising residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years.
  2. President has the power to deport "aliens," or in other words, foreigners.
  3. Permitted their imprisonment and arrest during wartime.
  4. Made it a crime for Americans to say or print anything against  the government.
Why?
  • Adams feared French and foreign influence would make it's way into the United States, since they were at war.
  • In order to suppress Democratic Republican Party, as the Federalists viewed them as a threat to the nation, because of their ideals being against the Federalist Party, who were "keeping the nation in one piece."
Cause and Effect
  • State legislatures pass resolutions declaring these Federal Laws invalid, a bold opposition to the federal government. The importance of state  rights in these situations, establish justified reasons towards the secession  of the southern states during the civil war.
  • Federalists viewed their ideals as "a survival to the republic." (Through the censorship of spoken and printed ideas against the government, the idea of parties would dissolve, effectively keeping the union united. Yet the backlash of these ideals from the northern states, started to create even more disunion.)
]]> 2018-12-18 01:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315395638 John Adams 21bj0321 https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315398154 Federalist]]> 2018-12-18 02:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/21bj0321/fk4x4rp34jq2/wish/315398154