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| The French saw Jay's treaty as....(2) |
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| a step towards allying with archenemy Britain and a violation of the Franco-American treaty |
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| What did the French do in retaliation of John Jay's treaty? (2) |
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-seized 300 merchant ships
-refused American envoy |
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John Adams sent over 3 diplomats to France, of whom was then hostile to the Americans
These diplomats negotiated with 3 go-betweens known as x, y, and z
xyz demanded 32 million florins, as well as a $250 million bribe just to speak to foreign minister Talleyrand |
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| NAME THAT MAN: John Marshall |
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| American envoy who negotiated w/ xyz |
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| What followed the XYZ affair in the US? |
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-Navy Dept
-more than 3 ships now!
-reestablished Marine Corps
-10,000 men army |
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| 1798-1800 saw undeclared hostilities between the US and what nation? Where? How many of each sides' vessels were captured? |
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France
Seas near W. Indies
US: captured 80 French vessels
France: captured 100s of US vessels |
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| Why did Talleyrand accept envoys peacefully? |
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-embattled in Europe
-saw closer kinship w/ England |
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| What action could have guaranteed Adams another term? Why didn't he pursue it? |
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-War w/ France, conquest of LA and FL
-In nation's best interest not to |
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| Adams' change of heart (and finally peace) with the French was praised/castigated by the public? |
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| Why was the "Little Corporal" (Napoleon) eager to negotiate with America? |
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-wanted American squabble out of the way
-wanted to focus on European conquest
-" " gain a new world empire in LA |
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| What is the Convention of 1800? |
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-ended Franco-American alliance
-US agreed to pay for US ships damaged
-made for a peaceful LA purchase |
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| Who was targeted by the Alien Laws and Sedition Acts? |
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| Less wealthy European immigrants derided by the aristocratic Federalists |
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| What did the Alien Laws do? |
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1. raised residence requirements for citizenship from 5-->14 yrs
2. president empowered to deport dangerous foreigners in times of peace and hostilities
3. "Lockjaw" Sedition Act - sack at freedom of speech/ press...anyone who impedes policies of gov't or falsely defames its officials are liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment |
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| Who was a famous defiant of the Sedition Act? How did he defy it? |
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Matthew Lyon
spit in the face of a federalist |
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| How did the federalists try to cover their butts in terms of the alien laws? |
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| -made them set to expire in 1801, before the next election |
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| Who drafted a series of resolutions in opposition to the Sedition Act and who signed said resolutions? |
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Jefferson got VA to sign strict resolutions
Madison got KY to sign less strict resolutions |
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| states are entered into a compact regarding their jurisdiction, and the federal gov't is a product of that. Thus the states should be the final judge of whether or not the federal gov't oversteps its boundaries, and in such instances (the sedition act), nullification was the rightful remedy. |
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| Why didn't most states agree with the compact theory? |
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| they believed judges (supreme court) should do the job that the compact theory entailed for the states |
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Who said this?
"Those who own the country ought to govern it." |
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| V/F: Federalists promoted full-blown democracy |
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| V/F: Hamiltonians advocated governments that had the power to crush "excesses of democracy" (Shays's Rebellion) |
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| V/F: Hamiltonians disliked foreign trade |
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| How did Hamiltonians feel about private enterprises and gov'ts? |
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| should support but not interfere with it (LIKE TEENAGERS LOL?) |
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| V/F: T Jefferson came from the lower classes |
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| How did Jeffersonians feel about Hamilton's national debt policies? |
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| Debt shouldn't be illegitimately bequeathed to future generations |
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| Who was favored by the Jeffersonians - manufacturers or farmers? |
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| Who did Jeffersonians feel should have voting privileges? |
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| informed and literate citizens, which had great potential to be the masses |
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| Who opted for newspapers w/o a government rather than a government w/o newspapers? |
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Who said this:
"No gov't could give us tranquility and happiness and have which did not posses sufficient stability and stregth to make us respectable abroad"? |
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| V/F: The Jeffersonians DID NOT favor the British |
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