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HOME 2 Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation KEY IDEA Events in Europe sharply divided American public opinion in the late 18th century. OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT HOME 2 Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation OVERVIEW MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW Events in Europe sharply divided American public opinion in the late 18th century. Foreign policy remains a key element of every presidential administration. TERMS & NAMES • sectionalism • John Jay • Alien and Sedition Acts • XYZ Affair • neutrality • Thomas Pinckney • Edmond Genêt • Little Turtle • nullification ASSESSMENT HOME 2 Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation ASSESSMENT 1. List some of the disputes mentioned in this section. Indicate the dispute and summarize each side’s arguments. Dispute: U.S. Attitudes Towards French Revolution Pro: historic ties, struggle against tyranny Con: Reign of Terror, against another war with England Dispute: Jay’s Treaty Pro: British leave Northwest Territory posts. Con: British continue fur trade in U.S. territory. British seize American ships. Dispute: War with France Pro: France seizes American ships. Con: Adams refuses war, finds diplomatic solution. continued . . . HOME 2 Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation ASSESSMENT 2. Do you agree with the Democratic–Republicans that the Alien and Sedition Acts were a violation of the First Amendment? Were they necessary? Think About: • the intent of the First Amendment • what was happening in Europe • what was happening in America ANSWER Agree: Acts violate freedom of speech, specifically a citizen’s right to criticize the policies of John Adams’s Federalist administration. Disagree: Young government needs to protect itself from Democratic–Republicans sowing discontent. continued . . . 2 HOME Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation ASSESSMENT 3. Should the United States have officially supported the French revolutionaries against the British? Think About: • Federalist and Republican attitudes toward France and Great Britain • the Reign of Terror • U.S. gratitude to France for its support against Britain ANSWER Yes: Americans owed France a favor in exchange for support during the American Revolution; Treaty of 1778 between France and the United States. No: Reign of Terror; beheading of Louis XVI; Edmond Genêt End of Section 2 incident
