MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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The Federalists believed the Alien & Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
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The Federalists wanted to sign an alliance with France, but Adams refused.
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Adams signed a treaty with France, but the Federalists wanted to continue fighting with France.
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Adams selected Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican, as his vice president.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He believed the American economy and government would collapse if the country became involved in Europe’s struggle. So Adams tried to improve relations with France through negotiations. At the same time, Adams strengthened America’s defenses. We will be ready, he said, if war comes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Influential public leaders who accepted the Federalist label included John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Rufus King, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adams wished to avoid war and to protect the young nation from the revolutionary fervor in France, which Adams believed was contrary to American constitutional principles. Some believed the new nation should be a natural ally of the French.
Detailed explanation-4: -Adams’s Foreign Policy Divides the Federalists Led by Hamilton, many Federalists criticized Adams. They hoped a war would weaken the Democratic Republicans, who supported France. War would also force the nation to build its military forces. A strong military would increase federal power, a key Federalist goal.