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federalistsascendant johnadams presidency ushistory libertyvillehs developmentofpoliticalparties washington above politics butafederalistfederalistpartyemergesjohnadams hamilton etccharacteristicsproindustrialdevelopmentprobritishprostrongcentralgovernment looser interpretationofconstitution prominentfederalists developmentofpoliticalparties democratic republicans d rs thomasjefferson madison etccharacteristicsproagricultureprorevolutionaryfrancepro common manprostatesrights vs strongcentralgovernment strictinterpretationofconstitution electionof1796 firstpost washingtonelectionjohnadams f 71evthomasjefferson d r 68evthomaspinckney f 59evaaronburr d r 30ev president johnadams f vp thomasjefferson d r president vpfromdifferentparties constitutionpresidenttobepersonwithmostevsvptobepersonwithsecondmostevsnoconceptof ticket orpres vprunningtogetherfoundersdidnotanticipateriseofpoliticalpartiesbecamebigprobleminadams admin vpjefferson pres adams johnadams borninmassachusettsraiseda puritan lite becamealawyersecondcousinstosamueladamsjoinedpatriotcauseafterstampactpopularizedargument notaxationwithoutrepresentation youngadams birthplaceofjohnadams johnadams duringrev war servedincontinentalcongressservedon committeeof5 lookedtoforadviceonforminggovernments writingconstitutions adamsineurope 1777 adamssenttofranceasdiplomatsentbacktoeuropetonegotiatepeacetreaty 1779 80continuedtoserveasambassadortoholland 1780 82 england 1785 88 portraitoftreatyofparisnegotiators britishrefusedtopose portraitneverfinished vicepresidentadams cameinsecondinelectionof1788 1792 secondofrevolutionarygeneration onlyafterwashington washingtonrarelyaskedadams opinionadams mainjob presidentofsenatehisopiniononthevice presidency mycountryhasinitswisdomcontrivedformethemostinsignificantofficethatevertheinventionofmancontrivedorhisimaginationconceived presidentadams foreignpolicy continuedneutralityadamswantedtostayoutofwarbetweenbritain franceproblem jay streatyangeredfrench sotheybeganattackingamericanshippingadamssentdiplomatstonegotiatewithfrench pinckney gerry marshall french indistance bearingdownondamagedamericanship johnadams xyzaffair threefrenchagentsdemanded 250kbribe 12millionloantohelpfrenchfightwarsandpublicapologyjusttoletamericansseefrenchforeignministeramericanswenthome instead americans atleft facingfrenchrevolutionarydemands inusnewspapercartoon johnadams xyzaffair jeffersondemandedtoseereportsfromdiplomats why releasedtopublic changingfrenchagents namestox yandzhugepublicoutcry millionsfordefense butnotonecentfortribute tokenhandedoutduringxyzaffair johnadams quasi war quasi war nodeclaration butfrench americanwarshipsattackedeachotherandmerchantshipsamericannegotiatorsofferedfrenchsametermsasjaystreaty butfrenchrefused1800 adamsrenegotiatedtreatyusdropsclaimfordamagedmerchantshipsfrancereleasedusfromallianceof1778weakenedusaffectionforfrench ussconstellation activeduringquasiwar johnadams domesticaffairs alien seditionacts 1798 alienfriendsactauthorizedthepresidenttodeportanyresidentalienconsidered dangeroustothepeaceandsafetyoftheunitedstates aimedatfrenchsympathizersalienenemiesact stillineffect authorizedthepresidenttoapprehendanddeportresidentaliensiftheirhomecountrieswereatwarwiththeunitedstatesnaturalizationactextendedthedurationofresidencerequiredforalienstobecomecitizensto14yearsseditionactmadeitacrimetopublish false scandalous andmaliciouswriting againstthegovernmentoritsofficials fightincongressduringdebateoverseditionact 1798 johnadams domesticaffairs reactiontoseditionactjefferson unconstitutional firstamendmenttenthamendmentnojudicialreviewyet mvmin1803 thus exerciseof undelegatedpowers byfedstj jamesmadisonintroducekyandvaresolutionscalledonstatestonullifylawscompacttheory usmadeupofvoluntaryunionofstatesgivingsomepowertocentralgov t butstatesdonotgiveawaytheirsovereigntyifstate ssovereigntyviolated thenstatehadrighttonullifyfederalactorsecedefromunion thepowersnotdelegatedtotheunitedstatesbytheconstitution norprohibitedbyittothestates arereservedtothestatesrespectively ortothepeople congressshallmakenolawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion orprohibitingthefreeexercisethereof orabridgingthefreedomofspeech orofthepress johnadams domesticaffairs alien seditionactsinactionnoaliensdeported manyfled 25people mainlyd rnewspapereditors arrestedunderseditionact incl 1congressman 11tried 10convictedledtoendoffederalistpartyfederaliststossedoutofofficeafterhiselection presidentjeffersonpardonedallthoseconvictedunderseditionact thepowerofthepress the1800election oneofthenastiestelectionsever slander personalattacks jeffersonv adamscampaigndestroyedfriendship foryearsjefferson burrtie electiongoestofederalisthouseon35ballots deadlocked8statesto8stateson36thballot hamiltonconvincedotherfederaliststochangevotetojefferson burrwaspersonalenemy jefferson d r 73burr d r 73j adams f 65pinckney f 64 1800electionaftermath 12thamendmentpresident vprunasaticketeachelectorcasts1voteforapresiden