XYZ Affair
Pgs. 289-291
Name: _____________________________
John Adams
Fact File
Fact: Washington leaves office – Adams is elected – 1797
Fact: Relations with France are tense – WHY?
Findings:
Date: ____________ Period: ____________
American newspapers fueled public anger over the
XYZ Affair by publishing editorials and cartoons like
this one. Here the five-man group ruling France
demands money at dagger point from the three
Americans. The American diplomats respond, “Cease
bawling, monster! We will not give you sixpence!”
Fact: Adams attempts to restore peace – HOW?
Findings:
Fact: U.S. Diplomats arrive in France to meet with the French
foreign minister – OUTCOME?
Findings:
Fact: Americans/Congress are outraged by the bribe – RESPONSE?
Findings:
“Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute"
I may be the smallest
president in history,
but no one will push
me around. Who do
the French think
they’re messing with?
To strike back against the Federalists, the Jeffersonian Republicans went back to their “power base” – their state legislatures – and
responded with the following statement of “constitutional principles.” It came to be known as the “states rights” doctrine, and would
form the philosophical base for the secessionist movement of the late 1850’s which eventually led to the American Civil War.
Explain the Alien Acts…
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Explain the Sedition Acts…
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Why did some argue that the Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional?
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Explain the theory of states’ rights…
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The Kentucky Resolutions stated that…
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The Virginia Resolutions stated that…
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