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Washington Retires
• Washington retired after serving 2 terms (8 years) in office. It was his decision to retire.
• John Adams was elected president in 1796. He was a Federalist. Thomas Jefferson became vice-president….he was a Democratic Republican.
Election of 1796
• Adams received 71 electoral votes and Jefferson received 68 votes. The Constitution stated that the runner-up will be the vice-president. We now had a president and a vice-president from 2 different political parties. >>>Would that work today???
Adams was the first president to live in the White House.
Mrs. Adams hanging laundry
in the White House.
Terms and Names
• Foreign Policy: relations with governments of other countries.
• XYZ Affair: French agents tired to blackmail and bride U.S. officials
Political Parties
• Political Party: a group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government. It backs candidates for office.
• Today we have the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Independent Party, the Green Party, etc…..
The First Political Parties
• Democratic-Republican Party
• Jefferson and Madison
• Limited National Government
• Strict Construction• Supporters were
farmers and workers
• Federalist Party• Hamilton• Strong National
Government• Loose Construction• Supporters were
lawyers, merchants, manufacturers
Terms and Names
• Alien and Sedition Acts: targeted aliens (immigrants who are not yet citizens) for the country’s problems. They were arrested, outlawed from saying harmful things about the government, and their citizenship was delayed.
• States’ Rights: states had rights that the federal government could not violate.
Using Graphics
Alien and Sedition Acts
Targeted Aliens
Increased time to
become a U.S. citizen
Stopped freedom of
speech
President can arrest disloyal
aliens
Main Ideas
• A. Washington warned against political parties and he urged the county to remain neutral. >>>Did the country follow his advice?
• B. Political parties came about due to disagreements over how to run the country, and differences over how to interpret the Constitution.
Main Ideas
• C. Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts of silence people who criticized the government. Kentucky and Virginia argued that the acts were against the Constitution. >>>What do you think?