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Reminders AP No Homework John Adams Memorial

John Adams…

In your groups, make a list of everything John Adams has done so far…

Background Knowledge Adams vs. Jefferson in 1796 Adams had little appeal to the masses Appearance Successor to Washington Jay’s Treaty- Settled issues with Britain

Adams considered himself the heir apparent to President Washington, having languished in the vice presidency–which he described as the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived–for eight years, awaiting his turn. Furthermore, he believed that no man had made greater sacrifices for the nation during the American Revolution than he. In addition to risking his legal career to protest British policies, he sat as a member of the First Continental Congress for three years and served abroad from 1778 -88, making two perilous Atlantic crossings to carry out his diplomatic assignments. During that ten years, his public service had forced him to live apart from his wife and five children nearly ninety percent of the time.

Election of 1796 A- 71 J-68 ADAMS- FEDERALIST JEFFERSON- DEM-REP THOMAS PICKNEY ***** AARON BURR SAM ADAMS JOHN JAY

Insults and Slurs Identify if the insult said is from the election of 1796 or 2016! The Republicans condemned Adams as "the champion of rank, titles, and hereditary distinctions. " The Federalists claimed that Jefferson was intent on undermining religion and morality.

Impressment

To keep the peace with French 3 Americans went to negotiate with Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Forced to pay a bribe to XYZ to talk to Talleyrand $250, 000

Federalist no more? ? ?

Feds. Wanted to prevent poor immigrants from voting= They War would vote in favor of Jefferson’s Democrats with France in the future? ? ? Alien Act- Deport or Imprison “Dangerous Foreigners” Sedition Act- Anyone who wrote or said anything bad about the govt. (including Adams) could be jailed and fined.

Congress passed it Adams signed it Supreme Court upheld it But only until 1801 All Federalists

Discuss in your groups… What were the successes of John Adam’s Presidency? What were the failures of John Adam’s Presidency? Was John Adams a good President?

John Adams Quotes Meaning of Quote? Context Clue? What is he referring to? One adjective

• "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. "

• "[As president] I refused to suffer in silence. I sighed, sobbed, and groaned, and sometimes screeched and screamed. And I must confess to my shame and sorrow that I sometimes swore. "

• "I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of the peace with France in the year 1800. "

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. ”

• Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. ”

Alien and Sedition Acts

Party Divisions