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Title: The Presidency of John Adams


1
The Presidency of John Adams
The XYZ Affair Hurts John Adams Presidency
2
Troubles With France
  • The French are upset over Jays Treaty and
    continue to attack American ships
  • Adams tries to solve the problem by sending three
    diplomats to negotiate with Frances new
    government

John Adams, 2nd President of the United States
3
The XYZ Affair
  • When the American diplomats arrived in France, 3
    French agents demanded a bribe from the Americans
    in order to meet
  • The event became a sensation to the American
    public
  • The French agents were kept secret and were
    referred to as Agents X, Y, and Z, hence XYZ
    Affair

4
War Fever!
  • Many Americans demanded war on France after being
    embarrassed
  • Adams kept his cool and settled the problem
    through further negotiations with Frances new
    dictator Napoleon Bonaparte
  • However, his own political party, the
    Federalists, were furious with him

Napoleon Bonaparte, Frances New Dictator
5
Alien and Sedition Acts
  • War fever made federalists and Jon Adams fear a
    revolution in the U.S, this led to a mistrust of
    immigrants
  • Federalists and Adams also sought to destroy
    their Republican opponents
  • Federalists in Congress, along with the support
    of John Adams, passed the Alien and Sedition
    Acts
  • Alien Act - An immigrant had to live in U.S for
    14 years to become a citizen (was previously 5)
  • Sedition Act - It became a crime to write
    anything insulting or false about the government

6
Republicans React
  • Republicans (led by Jefferson) encouraged state
    legislatures to nullify the Alien and Sedition
    Acts
  • Two states did Virginia and Kentucky
  • These two resolutions had the long term effect of
    promoting states rights and allowing states to
    challenge the federal government (a major cause
    of the Civil War)
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