The French were infuriated at Jay’s Treaty•Instead of fighting France, Adams sent envoys to try to make peace with France•The envoys were met with bribes, but refused what would be called the XYZ affair•Adams was able to restrict fighting to the West Indies7.Describe the poisonous political atmosphere that produced the Alien and Sedition Acts andthe Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.•The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans despised each other, and theFederalist Congress wanted them out of the country•The Alien Laws made it legal to deport “dangerous” foreigners, most of them poorDemocratic Republicans•The Sedition Act made it illegal for someone to speak out against the government, adirect encroachment of the rights in the Bill of Rights•The reaction was the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions made it possible to nullifyCongressional decisions8.Describe the contrasting membership and principles of the Hamiltonian Federalists and theJeffersonian Republicans, and how they laid the foundations of the American political partysystem.•The Democratic-Republicans believed in states’ rights, a Franco-American Alliance,a strict interpretation of the Constitution, and the removal of the national bank•The Federalists supported Hamilton’s financial policies, favored loose interpretationof the Constitution, and enjoyed a more powerful federal government•This set the stage for the political parties’ arguments during the election of 1800
