Election 1796

1. Political Parties
Emerge

2. Federalists vs.
Democratic Republicans

3. Election 1796
Federalist nominated John Adams
Republicans nominated Thomas
Jefferson
Adams won the election with 71 votes
to 68 for Jefferson
At this time person with second highest
number of votes became VP

4. Pres. John Adams
Spent most of his life in public service
When he took office dispute w/ France
was ongoing

5. XYZ Affair
French viewed Jay’s
Treaty, as US
helping Britain
French began to
seize cargo ships
Adams wanted to
avoid war
He sent men to try
and resolve conflict
French foreign
minister Charles de
Talleyrand refused
to meet with
Americans

6. XYZ Affair
Talleyrand sent three French agents
that demanded money
Adams was furious and called the
agents XYZ
Urged Congress to Prepare for War

7. Problems with France
Congress
established Navy
Department &
increased size of
Army
For 2 years France
and American naval
vessels clashed
Peace agreement in
1800
France had become
American enemy

8. Alien and Sedition Acts
Americans were suspicious of aliens
1798 Alien and Sedition Acts were
passed, they were a strict group of
measures on immigrants and aliens
Pg. 271

9. Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions of 1798 &
1799
They said that Alien and Sedition Acts
violated the Constitution
Trying to protect individual rights