Directions Grab the TWO sheets of paper off
Directions �Grab the TWO sheets of paper off of the bookshelf. �Grab your SPIRAL �Get your CORNELL NOTES sheet ready to go �Turn in your POLITICAL PARTIES GRAPHIC ORGANIZER �Begin working on your BELL-RINGER �You will have 3 minutes
Washington’s Farwell Address �No more than two terms office �No permanent foreign alliances �No political parties �Avoid debt �Warned about the relationship between the North and the South.
Now What … �Who will be President? �Will he listen to Washington’s warning? �What will happen with France? �What will happen with the national debt?
John Adams becomes President … �Who is John Adams? ? ? A Patriot Lawyer for British soldiers in the Boston Massacre Founding 2 nd Father president �Good leader �Bad temper, little hot headed Oral/Choral Response: What is a Patriot? What is the Boston Massacre?
John Adams becomes President … �http: //education- portal. com/academy/lesson/president-john-adamsfrom-alien-and-sedition-acts-to-xyzaffair. html#lesson
Adams vs. Jefferson … �Adams wins!!! �Constitution Says… Two candidates with the most votes become President and Vice President! So…. . �President Adams and Vice President Jefferson are from different political parties �This is changed by Amendment XII (1804) Prediction – How do you think this will work? Will there be any issues?
Adam’s inherited problems … �France and Great Britain are involved in a War How did Washington respond to this war? What do you think Adam’s will do? �National Debt �Political Parties
The French Revolution Interferes �American merchant ships being seized by French warships �Adams sends delegates to France to negotiate peace, peace even though we have remained neutral they are still interfering with our trade and committing acts of violence. �French delegates (X, Y, and Z) refuse to negotiate unless we pay a bribe! Think-Pair-Share: Why are the French seizing our warships?
The XYZ Affair �The French diplomats (X, Y, and Z) demanded $10 million in bribes to negotiate, negotiate as well as a 250, 000 fee to be paid directly to the French minister … U. S. refuses to pay the bribe No peace Adams was insulted, began attacking French ships leading to an undeclared war between France and the United States (Quasi War) Prediction – We are in an undeclared war with France … what do you think will eventually happen?
When did this Affair happen? �The XYZ affair happened in 1797 -1798’ �It happened while France were at war with Britain.
Do you think Adams handled this well? �What has happened to Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality? �How would the British have felt if we would have paid the bribe? �How will the French feel that we are attacking their ships?
Who were X, Y, and Z �X, Y, and Z were agents for the minister of France They refused to give their names at the time, hence the name XYZ Affair! �They were later identified as Jean Conrad Hottinguer, Pierre Bellamy and Lucien Hauteval. Think-Pair-Share: How would this make feel? Do you get mad when people are disrespectful?
Effects of XYZ Affair �American citizens were furious with this affair. �Their opinion was that the French think the we are weak and will not stand up for ourselves. �They made a slogan that said "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute"
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