1. What is Foreign Policy?
How a country deals with international relations Neutrality: Isolationism: Interventionism:
Not taking sides with anyone
Not being involved in world affairs
Being involved in world affairs

2. What is a Treaty?
An between two or more countries that deals with , , trade or other international relations.
agreement
peace
alliance

3. Jay’s Treaty
Go to the website in your handout and answer the questions: Who was John Jay? What 2 countries were involved in the treaty? What were the 3 main parts of the treaty? Why was the treaty so important? Why were people upset about the treaty?

4. Who are these
guys?

5. Pinckney Treaty (Spain)

6. Who lived in these new lands?
Negotiated with the Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw without leading to war, but The Creek were hostile toward settlers in Georgia, who were encroaching on their tribal lands.
American military fought against the Miami Confederacy (an alliance of eight tribes) twice and failed. The 3rd time called the Battle of Fallen Timbers defeated the Natives, and they gave up their land.

7. Washington’s Farewell Address Excerpt
It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world…we are now at liberty to do it... What foreign policy does Washington believe in? John Adams is now President, what should he do?
Isolationism
Why should the US not get involved in world affairs right now?

8. Why were foreign affairs an issue in the 1790s?
Haha we got everything we wanted in Jay’s Treaty, now we have to get them to join us fighting France!
After all the help we gave them during their Revolution, they are going to go sign Jay’s Treaty with England! Forget America I am done with them! I am going to start seizing their ships

9. XYZ Affair Clip

10. The XYZ Affair
Why were American Diplomats in France? France was attacking our ships, and we wanted it to stop peacefully Who were XYZ? French diplomats that met with our diplomats What did they ask America for? A bribe What was America ready to do? Go to war before they paid a bribe

11. Alien & Sedition Acts
No protesting the government? No immigrants allowed in? No freedom of the press Lawmakers being jailed? What country does this sound like?

12. Alien = Foreigner Sedition = Speaking out against the government
Alien & Sedition Acts
Alien = Foreigner Sedition = Speaking out against the government

13. Alien and Sedition Acts
(1798)
Anyone found guilty that
wrote, printed, or published any false, scandalous and malicious writing about the government were fined or imprisoned

14. Nullification What does the the Alien and Sedition violate?
Virginia and Kentucky
Passed resolutions declaring the federal laws are invalid within their states because they were unconstitutional.

15. What about today?
What kind of foreign policy do you think we have today? Why?

16. What is Foreign Policy?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Neutrality:______________________________ Isolationism:____________________________ Interventionism:_________________________

17. What is a Treaty?
An __________between two or more countries that deals with _________, __________, trade or other international relations.

18. Jay’s Treaty www.mr-d.sqsp.com/assignmentsus/ Who was John Jay?
______________________________________________________________________
What 2 countries were involved in the treaty?
What were the 3 main parts of the treaty?
1)_____________________________________________________________________
2)_____________________________________________________________________
3)_____________________________________________________________________
Why was the treaty so important?
Why were people upset about the treaty?

19. Pinckney Treaty (Spain)

20. Who lived in these new lands?
,but The Creek were hostile toward settlers in Georgia, who were encroaching on their tribal lands.
American military fought against the Miami Confederacy (an alliance of eight tribes) twice and failed.

21. Washington’s Farewell Address Excerpt
It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world…we are now at liberty to do it... What foreign policy does Washington believe in? ________________________________________ John Adams is now President, what should he do?

22. Why were foreign affairs an issue in the 1790s?
Haha we got everything we wanted in Jay’s Treaty, now we have to get them to join us fighting France!
After all the help we gave them during their Revolution, they are going to go sign Jay’s Treaty with England! Forget America I am done with them! I am going to start seizing their ships

23. The XYZ Affair
Why were American Diplomats in France? ____________________________________________________ Who were XYZ? What did they ask America for? What was America ready to do?

24. Alien = Foreigner Sedition = Speaking out against the government
Alien & Sedition Acts
Alien = Foreigner Sedition = Speaking out against the government

25. Alien and Sedition Acts
(1798)

26. Nullification What does the the Alien and Sedition violate?
Virginia and Kentucky
Passed resolutions declaring the federal laws are invalid within their states because they were unconstitutional.