Troubles at Home and Abroad

Ch.8 Sect. 3 &4

EQ1: How did the U.S. handle conflicts with the Natives, France, and Britain?EQ2: How did disagreements over states rights intensify the conflict between Federalists and Republicans?

Internal vs. External Challenges

What’s the difference between an internal and an external challenge? (for the nation)

The U.S. was faced with many internal and external challenges at the beginning of the

new nation.

Internal Challenges

Debate over states’ rights Interpretation of the Constitution Washington’s Retirement

External Challenges

Problems with France and Britain Territorial Wars with Native

Americans

Conflicts in the Northwest Territory

British soldiers wouldn’t leave the Northwest Territory

The British were supplying the Native Americans with guns and ammunition

Natives refused to give up land

In August of 1794, General Anthony Wayne won a victory against the Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Native Americans agreed to the Treaty of Greenville (1795)

Gave up most of their lands from the Ohio River to Lake Erie

The French Revolution

Most Americans at first supported the French Revolutionaries, especially Republicans

The French Revolution became controversial when more violent

Federalists feared same thing would happen in the U.S.

War Between Britain and France

Both countries began stopping American ships and seizing their cargo

The British made matters worse by impressment of sailors (seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy)

Washington sent John Jay to London to solve the most serious problems

The Jay Treaty of 1795 The British agreed to pay for the

ships it seized and withdraw its troops in the Northwest Territory

But refused to stop impressment

The XYZ Affair

French still attacking American merchant ships

In 1797, Adams sent a three-person mission to France

The French government demanded the U.S. pay a bribe

As a result, Adams increased the size of the army and navy and began an undeclared naval war with France

The Alien and Sedition Acts Federalists fear of revolutionary France

made them fear immigrants and Republicans

The Alien Act was directed at immigrants Increased the duration from 5 to 14

years to become a citizen President given the power to deport or

imprison any alien

The Sedition Act targeted Republicans It made it a crime to write or say

anything insulting or false about the government

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

The Republicans claimed acts violated the Constitution, especially the First Amendment

Republicans James Madison and Thomas Jefferson led the campaign against the Alien and Sedition Acts

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions stated Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional

The resolutions claimed that the states could nullify a law passed by Congress