History 2301E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Expansionism, Northwest Ordinance, Embargo Act Of 1807
28 Mar 2017
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Thomas jefferson & friends: politics, society & expansion, 1800-1819. Deteriorated by mid 1790"s, resulted from habit of trading with both france and britain. France and britain retaliated by capturing american ships. French displeased by the terms of jay"s treaty. Xyz affair: french government deployed diplomats to extort money from american diplomats as a pre negotiation (ruined french-american relations) Led to a quasi-war on the seas between the two. Alien act: immigrant voters penalized, naturalization act (have to live 5 to 14 years in. Passed by the federalists (angered republicans) the us before they can vote) Sedition acts: fines or penalties for writing malicious quotes against the government or any officer of government. A federal tool to silence republican criticism against the government. Courts eventually adopting view that acts could be seditious but not opinions. The election of 1800 and the revolution of 1800 . For federalists: john adams = 65; charles cotesworth pinckey = 64; john jay = 1.
