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Happy Monday! Warm up. Please sit with the same groups from Friday in the last station you were at! 1. What is a precedent? 2. Name one precedent which was set while Washington was in office. Station Rotation!. We will complete our last 2 stations - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HAPPY MONDAY! WARM UP
Please sit with the same groups from Friday in the last station you were at!
1. What is a precedent? 2. Name one precedent which was set while
Washington was in office.
STATION ROTATION! We will complete our last 2 stations
You have 15 minutes at each station- WORK HARD
WASHINGTON -> ADAMS Election 1796- First openly
contested election in American History Federalists: Adams Republicans: Jefferson
SECTIONALISM: placing one region interests over those of the nation as a whole
XYZ AFFAIR
Examine the political cartoon
1. What are French officials upset about? What do they decide to do?
2. What action does President Adams take?3. How do the French respond?
XYZ AFFAIR SKIT
XYZ AFFAIR & QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE CAUSE: Jay’s Treaty (US + GB)- France ANGRY
French stopped American ships and took goods bound for Britain
Federalists want war!
XYZ AFFAIR & QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCEAdams sends diplomats to France
French diplomats demand bribes
US deny
1798- Congress suspends trade with FranceQuasi-war (un-declared war at
sea)
FEDERALISTS VS. DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS
While watching wonderful skits- write important
information from each
ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTSAllowed president to arrest or deport any immigrant who spoke out against the government
Set fines and jail terms for anyone stating false statements against the government
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS Response to Alien and Sedition Acts
States created Constitution, could judge federal law unconstitutional
Nullification: if federal government passed an unconstitutional law, states had the power to nullify or declare invalid
Alien and Sedition Acts violated Freedom of Speech
ELECTION OF 1800 Federalist- Adams Republicans- Thomas Jefferson (P), Aaron
Burr (VP)
Federalists had controlled Congress, army, presidency
“Bloodless Revolution” first transition from one party to another
MIDNIGHT JUDGES Adams stayed up until midnight night before
Jefferson was to take office, appointing Federalist Federal Judges
Maintain Federalists power even thought Democratic-Republican was President
Last skit!
ANALYZING CAUSE + EFFECT Divide your paper into 3 columns
Left column (Cause) Middle (Event) Right column (Effect)
Events- Whiskey Rebellion, Bank of the US, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, Midnight Judges
ENRICHMENT 1. When was this idea first introduced? What
prevented it from being successful? 2. How do the statistics for jobs that require
advanced degree compare to Americans who actually hold an advanced degree?
3. What would happen if free community college became an option? How would it benefit America?
EXIT TICKET (1 PARAGRAPH)How would you describe John Adams presidency?
What successes/failures took place while he was in office?
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