HIST 105 1nd Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last Lecture I. Results of Constitution II. Federalists vs Anti-Federalists III. Ratification IV. First Administration V. Hamilton’s Financial Plan VI. Creation of Political Parties Outline of Current Lecture I. Whiskey Rebellion II. Quasi-War with France III. Alien ActIV. Sedition Act Current LectureI. Whiskey Rebelliono 1794- West Pennsylvania - Farmers upset about distiller’s tax - Army of 12,000-13,000 men and George Washington leading - Leaders are arrested, tried for treason, sentenced to death, pardoned o 1796- Washington ends his second term and does not run again - Second Election - John Adams (Federalist) President - Thomas Jefferson (Jeffersonian-Rebublican) Vice President II. Quasi-War with France o 1789- French Revolution - By 2793, Reign of Terror - Spills over into war with England - Both sides go to the U.S. For help - George Washington in office says U.S. is neutral (too weak to fight and can trade withboth sides) Both France and England take goods off of U.S. ships Adams negotiates a treaty with England o 1796-1798- French seize ~ 300 U.S. ships and Tahoe cargo worth ~ $20 million (Quasi-War, undeclared war with France) These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Adams sends 3 U.S. Ambassadors to France to meet with 3 French representatives tonegotiate - French demand $12 million into the French Treasury and $250,000 paid to French foreign minister - Adams publishes this XYZ Affair- Adams and congress pass two new laws in 1798 Alien Act Sedition ActIII. Alien Act - Lengthen time it takes to become a U.S. Citizen (5-14 years) - Deport a foreign national suspected of suspicious activities against the U.S. IV. Sedition Act - Make it illegal to speak against the government, government policy, or government official - Violates first amendment - Jail 25 Jeffersonian-Republican newspaper editors- Madison and Jefferson - Write Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions/Resolves (1798) Theory that a state can nullify a federal law within the states’ borders -
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