MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Thomas Jefferson opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist Congress.
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Adams strongly supported the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions while Jefferson opposed them.
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Adams was sympathetic to the French Revolution while Jefferson opposed supporting this event.
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Thomas Jefferson wanted to be the face of the Federalist party and felt that Adams was not qualified to lead.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of these was a major source of conflict between President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Jefferson opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -These two political parties were divided over the issue of the strength of the government. The Federalists argued for a strong central government, while Democratic-Republicans believed that the state governments should be stronger than the central government.
Detailed explanation-4: -All French treaties between the United States and France are declared null and void by vote in Congress, most notably the 1778 Treaty of Alliance. Congress adopts the Sedition Act, the fourth and last of the Alien and Sedition acts.