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Question. Which of the following caused the other four? Jay’s Treaty French Revolution XYZ affair Citizen Genet Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality. John Adams. 1797-1801. Foreign Problems.

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  1. Question Which of the following caused the other four? • Jay’s Treaty • French Revolution • XYZ affair • Citizen Genet • Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

  2. John Adams 1797-1801

  3. Foreign Problems Troubles abroad during the French Revolution lead to problems that President Adams was forced to try and solve

  4. XYZ Affair • French were seizing (impressing) American ships • Delegates were sent to France to negotiate a peace • 3 French agents (nicknamed XYZ) requested a bribe prior to negotiations • Alexander Hamilton hoped for war thinking the US could gain French and Spanish possessions in N. America

  5. Quasi War • Undeclared naval war between the US and France • 1798-1800 • 1800 France and the US mutually agree to terminate their previous alliance • The United States would not enter into another formal alliance for another 150 years

  6. Alien and Sedition Acts • Naturalization Acts • 14 years to become a citizen • Alien Acts • Pres. Could deport or detain any aliens considered dangerous • Sedition Acts • Newspapers couldn’t criticize the Pres. or Congress

  7. VA and KY resolutions These resolutions said the states entered a compact in forming the national gov’t. These resolutions brought the theory that states could nullify any unjust federal laws

  8. Where does President Adams rank? According to several Presidential Historians John Adams usually ranks as the ninth best President and as low as the seventeenth best President. Usually he falls in the 11-13 range.

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