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Adams Elected
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French privateers began seizing US ships
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien Acts: President could expel any foreigner from the US by executive decree; 14 year probation perio before a foreigner could apply for US citizenship Sedition Acts: Stifled freedom of speech; declared that criticizing the president was illegal -
XYZ Affair
French demanded a bribe before negotiating; US diplomats refused. Adams published this information and turned the public against France
Increased tension between parties -
KT and VA Resolutions
Right of individual states to declare federal law unconstitutional