From Washington to Adams: 190-197

There is a lot going on in this reading, folks. So pay attention and get after it. Here are some questions for your consideration:

1. Go back to Washington's Neutrality Proclamation. What was happening globally that forced Washington's hand?
2. Define: Jay's Treaty. Pay particular attention to why it was so controversial.
3. Define: Washington's Farewell Address. What precedent did Washington establish for future presidents?
4. Why did things get so nasty politically after Washington's departure?
5. What were the issues in the campaign of 1796?
6. Define: The XYZ Affair. Why were the French so angry with the USA in the first place?
7. Adams could have become a Federalist superstar if he had pursued war with France. What held him back?
8. Define: Alien Laws and Sedition Act.

The Emergence of Political Parties, and The New Nation, Continued

Check out the video above for an explanation of what happens in a tie in the electoral college. Here are some questions for your consideration, from 186-191:

1. How did the first political parties take shape? Who were the major figures and issues around which parties were formed?
2. What were the first parties called?
3. How did the French Revolution affect American politics? How did the two parties view it?
4. Washington wanted to stay out of European conflict, but what made that very difficult for him to do?
5. What was the Neutrality Proclamation, and who was Edmond Genet?