MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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He was convicted of sedition.
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He was convicted of being an alien.
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He lost the election in Vermont to a Federalist.
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He lost the election in Vermont to a Democratic-Republican.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vermont Federalists charged Lyon with being criminally guilty of acting in opposition to the President. They alleged that he had Jacobinic (or French Revolutionary) principles. On October 6, 1798, Lyon was arrested.
Detailed explanation-2: -To Adams’ supporters, Lyon committed a heinous crime: He wrote President Adams had “an unbounded thirst for ridiculous pomp, foolish adulation, and selfish avarice.” Lyon also published a letter from poet Joel Barlow that criticized Adams, and Lyon read the letter aloud at his campaign rallies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the Revolution, Lyon helped found the state of Vermont and grew rich off of his manufacturing pursuits. He also founded a newspaper supporting Thomas Jefferson’s Republican Party in 1793.