HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Xyz Affair, Jay Treaty, Whiskey Rebellion
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Election of 1796 -> adams (federalist) vs. jefferson (dem. -rep. ) 1795 -> pickey treaty signed with spain -> treaty says u. s. will show jurisdiction towards the mississippi river to spain, but spain will allow u. s. to use it. Reiterated the topic of staying neutral (no reliances from other countries) The countries need to be unified (worried about the 2 political parties being formed, east and west, and north and south) Washington freed his slaves on his death bed and gave them financial help. Federalist: washington, hamilton, adams. supported a strong central government. federalists were found north-east -> bankers, bondsmen (successful people) Democratic-republican: madison, jefferson, and burr. supported more state power, less federal government, and wanted budgets. were mainly farmers found in south. President adams believes something can be negotiated out with france, but u. s. must. 1796 election -> largest amount of votes get president, 2nd largest get vp. Negotiators are referred to as x, y, and z .