a wee bit more of chapter 10 sorry… . impact of french revolution (1790s) significance: single...
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A wee bit more of Chapter 10
Sorry…
Impact of French Revolution (1790s)
• SIGNIFICANCE: Single most important issue separating Fed & Rep
• Many Americans saw French Revolution as 2nd chapter of American Revolution
• France & its “Reign of Terror”• When fighting spread to the Caribbean in
the French West Indies, the US had to pick a side
• Washington: technically US still obligated to help out under Franco-American Alliance; declared U.S. as NEUTRAL b/c of weak military
So long…farewell…
• Washington served 2 terms as POTUS
• Farewell Address: Warned against evils of political parties Warned against permanent foreign
alliances Isolationism dominant US foreign policy
John Adams as 2nd POTUS
• Adams defeated Jefferson TJ was VP!
• Post-French Rev. Americans realigned itself with GB (Jay’s Treaty) Trouble with France plagued Adams
• XYZ Affair (1797) Adams sent delegation to Paris to ease
tension with France US delegates met by 3 French agents who
tried to con the Americans into talking to French minister Talleyrand
Negotiations broke down War hysteria swept the US
Alien & Sedition Acts
• Purpose: Federalists passed a series of oppressive laws to reduce power of Jeffersonians & silence anti-war opposition
• Alien Act Raised residence requirements for US
citizenship from 5 yrs to 14 yrs
• Sedition Act Anyone who impeded the policies of gov or
falsely criticized its officials (i.e., POTUS) would be liable to a heavy fine & imprisonment
The Triumphs & Travails of the Jeffersonian
RepublicChapter 11
Revolution of 1800
• Jefferson became President
• Peaceful transfer of power
• First party overturn in the history of the country
Inaugural Speech Quotes:
• “We are Republicans, we are all Federalists”
• “Honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.”
Jefferson as President
• Jefferson ironically kept most of Hamilton’s fiscal policies (BUS, tariff, funding of debt)
• Focused on healing rift b/t both parties• Naturalization Law: 5 year req. for
citizenship• Repeal Hamilton’s excise taxes• Reduced nat’l debt by cutting gov
spending• Reduced standing army to build navy• 12th Amendment—electors had to specify
their vote: one for pres & one for VP
John Marshall & the Supreme Court
• Judiciary Act of 1801 Fed. Created 16 new
judge positions Adams signed last
minute judges into office
• John Marshall Appointed CJ under
Adams Most influential CJ in US
History Maintained Federalists
principles in rulings