HAPPY MONDAY! WARM UP
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Please sit with the same groups from Friday in the
last station you were at!
1. What is a precedent?
 2. Name one precedent which was set while
Washington was in office.
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STATION ROTATION!
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We will complete our last 2 stations
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You have 15 minutes at each station- WORK HARD 
WASHINGTON -> ADAMS
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Election 1796- First openly
contested election in American
History
Federalists: Adams
 Republicans: Jefferson
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SECTIONALISM: placing one
region interests over those of the
nation as a whole
XYZ AFFAIR
Examine the political cartoon
1. What are French officials upset about? What do they decide to
do?
2. What action does President Adams take?
3. How do the French respond?
XYZ AFFAIR SKIT
XYZ AFFAIR & QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE
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CAUSE: Jay’s Treaty (US + GB)- France ANGRY
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French stopped American ships and took goods bound
for Britain
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Federalists want war!
XYZ AFFAIR & QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE
Adams sends diplomats to France
French diplomats demand bribes
US deny
1798- Congress suspends trade with France
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Quasi-war (un-declared war at sea)
FEDERALISTS VS. DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
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ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY
RESOLUTIONS
ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS
 Allowed
president to arrest or
deport any immigrant who spoke
out against the government
 Set
fines and jail terms for
anyone stating false statements
against the government
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS
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Response to Alien and Sedition Acts
States created Constitution, could judge
federal law unconstitutional
Nullification: if federal government passed
an unconstitutional law, states had the
power to nullify or declare invalid
Alien and Sedition Acts violated Freedom of
Speech
ELECTION OF 1800
Federalist- Adams
 Republicans- Thomas Jefferson (P), Aaron Burr
(VP)
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Federalists had controlled Congress, army,
presidency
“Bloodless Revolution” first transition from one
party to another
MIDNIGHT JUDGES
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Adams stayed up until midnight night before
Jefferson was to take office, appointing
Federalist Federal Judges
Maintain Federalists power even thought
Democratic-Republican was President
Last skit! 
ANALYZING CAUSE + EFFECT
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Divide your paper into 3 columns
Left column (Cause)
 Middle (Event)
 Right column (Effect)
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Events- Whiskey Rebellion, Bank of the US, XYZ
Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, Midnight Judges
ENRICHMENT
1. When was this idea first introduced? What
prevented it from being successful?
 2. How do the statistics for jobs that require
advanced degree compare to Americans who
actually hold an advanced degree?
 3. What would happen if free community college
became an option? How would it benefit America?
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EXIT TICKET (1 PARAGRAPH)
How
would you describe John
Adams presidency?
What
successes/failures took
place while he was in office?