Adams, Jefferson, and War of 1812 Content Flashcards
In order to stay out of war, France demanded that the US pay $250,000
XYZ affair
Effects of the XYZ Affair
- tension between US & France
- Alien & Sedition Acts came out of this
- Anti-French feeling in the US
- Quasi War
gave the President power to imprison or deport – send out of the country – any foreigner he considered to be dangerous
Alien Act
made it a crime to speak or write critically about the President, members of Congress, the federal government, or federal laws?
Sedition Act
Causes of Alien and Sedition Acts
Problems w France and Anti-French in the US
Effect of Alien and Sedition Acts
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
What’s the cause of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
Alien & Sedition Acts
What principle was asserted by the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
nulification
What power issues did the Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions expose?
the balance of federal/state power
An event exposed the power struggle between state and federal governments
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
What’s significant about the Election of 1800? (2)
- 12th amendment
- peaceful transition of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republic
allows the Supreme Court to deem a law unconstituional
Judical Review
What did the US gain from the Louisiana Purchase?
Mississippi & New Orleans
What did Lewis and Clark explore?
Louisiana Purchase
halting trade
embargo
Cause for the Embargo Act of 1807
Policy of Impressment