1. John Adams Administration

2. John Adams Administration
Federalist
V.P. Thomas Jefferson
Had enemies in his own party
Foreign Policy dominated his presidency

3. Adams’ Foreign Policy French are angry about Jay’s Treaty
Begin seizing American merchant ships
Adams sent diplomats to France
The 3 French officials known by code, X, Y, and Z
Demanded $250,000 bribes
Called the XYZ Affair
Public sentiment in the US roused against France
An undeclared naval war ensued

4. Adams’ Domestic Policy
The Federalist exploited the event and used it to their advantage
Alien and Sedition Acts
Authorized the President to arrest and deport immigrants who criticized the federal government
Immigrants tended to be Dem-Reps
Citizens could not speak out of the gov’t
Delegates arguing over the Sedition Act

5. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
VA and KY Resolutions
Jefferson and Madison
Declared the Sedition Act unconstitutional
Could states nullify laws that violated the Constitution?

6. Election of 1800
Federalist Party was very unpopular and Adams was unpopular within his own party
Election of 1800
Federalist: John Adams
Democratic Republican: Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr
Jefferson and Burr tied
Hamilton preferred Jefferson and encouraged his party to vote that way
Peaceful transfer of power from one party to another
To avoid this issue in the future 11th Amendment is ratified electors vote separately for President and V.P.

7. Hamilton v. Burr Burr was offended by Hamilton’s interference
Challenged him to a dual
Hamilton was killed