Contrasting Views of the Federal Government

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Contrasting Views of the Federal Government

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French Revolution in America

• Americans supported at first
• Treaty of 1778 (Fr-US)
• 1793 ? Reign of Terror changed
  many Americans minds

Whereas it appears that a state of war exists
between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great
Britain, and the United Netherlands, of the one
part, and France on the other and the duty and
interest of the United States require, that they
should with sincerity and good faith adopt and
pursue a conduct friendly and impartial toward
the belligerent Powers
GB! Neutrality
Fr! Neutrality
Proclamation of Neutrality ? 1794
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Citizen Genêt

• French ambassador to the U.S.
• April 8, 1793
• Arrives in South Carolina
• !
• April 22 1793
• Proclamation of Neutrality
• May 18, 1793
• Arrives in Philadelphia (finally)
• Jan. 1794
• Jacobins send arrest warrant
• Genêt granted

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Jays Treaty

• 1794
• Causes
• British were seizing US ships and
  US sailors
• Terms
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  (by June 1796 was done)
• GB compensated ship owners for loss of property
  (over 10m)
• US would favor GB in trading
• US would
  (over 1.5m)
• Commission to settle boundaries (not done)
• No compensation for slaves lost during the
  Revolution
• No provision about
• Results
• Ratified by Senate ( )
• Angered American supporters of France
• Organized the Anti-Federalist Party
• Kept Washingtons neutrality

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Treaty with Spain

• Pinckneys Treaty or The Treaty of San Lorenzo
• (Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation
  Between Spain and the United States)
• Spain gave up
  of Mississippi River except Florida
• Mississippi River open to
  Americans
• Including use of
• Set boundary at 31st parallel

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The Whiskey Rebellion

• Federal excise tax on whiskey production
• Western PA farmers refused to pay
• Was the US govt strong enough to enforce its own
  laws?
• Washington organized an army of 15,000 militiamen
• Rebellion fizzled

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Mudslinging

• Thomas Jefferson
• Was labeled a radical by Federalists
• Resigned from Washingtons Cabinet over
  disagreements with Hamilton in 1793
• Jefferson became the victim of one of America's
  first "whispering campaigns
• Federalists accused him of having an affair with
  one of his slaves

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Election of 1796

• 1st contested presidential election
• Leading candidates
• (F-MA)
• Thomas Pinckney (F-SC)
• (DR-VA)
• Aaron Burr (DR-NY)

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A Constitutional Problem with the Election of
1796?
Candidate Party ElectoralVote
John Adams (MA) Federalist 71
Thomas Jefferson (VA) Democratic-Republican 68
Thomas Pinckney (SC) Federalist 59
Aaron Burr (NY) Democratic-Republican 30
Samuel Adams (MA) Federalist 15
Oliver Ellsworth (CT) Federalist 11
George Clinton (NY) Democratic-Republican 7
John Jay (NY) Federalist 5
Others 10
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Farewell.. Unity Support for Constitution Danger
of political parties Public morality and
knowledge Preserve national credit Danger of
permanent alliances
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Adams Presidency

• Key Issues

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The Providential Detection