1. Washington Foreign Policy

2. Article 2, Section 2, clause 3
The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, …and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. 
How is the President chosen?
What happens if there is a tie?
How is the Vice President chosen?

3. Election of 1796 VS. Federalist: John Adams
Democratic – Republican: Thomas Jefferson

4. Description GW Warns of… Political Parities
Federalists Candidate: John Adams
Democratic-Republican Candidate: Thomas Jefferson

5. Which area of the country voted for Adams?
Which area of the country voted for Jefferson?
What does this show us about America in 1796?

6. Who Wins? Why? Federalist John Adams wins the election.
He wins the northern states which are more densely populated.

7. Shows the Dangers of: Sectionalism
Sectionalism is the idea that there are separate, distinct ideologies based on geographic region.

8. The XYZ Affair
French begin taking over American ships that are trading with Britain after Jay Treaty.
French are angry…they believe that America has broken the French-American Trade Alliance.

9. XYZ – Solution(S) Adams sends diplomats to France.
Foreign Minister Tallyrand sends 3 no-name diplomats who demand 250K to see Tallyrand.
Americans refuse.

10. Outcome Two years of undeclared war between France and America
1798 – American Navy is formed.
American Navy begins seizing French ships in retaliation.

11. The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Description
The Adams Administration faced a lot of criticism.
Many of President Adams’ critics were foreign born immigrants
Adams proposed the Alien and Sedition Acts as a response to what Adams saw as a growing threat against the government.

12. Naturalization, Alien & Sedition Act
The Naturalization Act ~ raised requirement for US citizenship from 5 to 14 years.
Alien Act: Allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens who were deemed dangerous 
The Sedition Act ~ set fines and jail terms for anyone expressing opinions considered “false, scandalous or malicious” against the government

13. Outcome
Alien and Sedition Acts anger Democratic-Republicans such as Jefferson and Madison
They claim that these acts violate 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech

14. The KY and VA Resolutions
Jefferson and Madison organize opposition to Alien and Sedition Acts

15. Solutions Madison wrote resolutions that were adopted by VA and KY
Principle of Nullfication –
The idea that if a law passed by Congress is in conflict with the constitution or is “unconstitutional” then a state may declare that law null or void.

16. Outcomes
No other states join VA and KY…But it sets the stage for the next election—Jefferson is going to remind people of the Alien and Sedition Acts when he runs against Adams in 1800.