John Adams…：约翰亚当斯….pptx

Reminders ? AP ? No Homework ? John Adams Memorial John Adams … In your groups, make a list of everything John Adams has done so far … Background Knowledge ? Adams vs. Jefferson in 1796 ? Adams had little appeal to the masses ? Appearance ? essor to Washington ? Jay ’ s Treaty- Settled issues with Britain Adams ? Adams considered himself the heir apparent to President Washington, having languished in the vice presidency – which he described as the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived – for eight years, awaiting his turn. Furthermore, he believed that no man had made greater sacrifices for the nation during the American Revolution than he. In addition to risking his legal career to protest British policies, he sat as a member of the First Continental Congress for three years and served abroad from 1778-88, making two perilous Atlantic crossings to carry out his diplomatic assignments. During that ten years, his public service had forced him to live apart from his wife and five children nearly y percent of the time. Election of 1796 ADAMS- FEDERALIST JEFFERSON- DEM-REP THOMAS PICKNEY ***** AARON BURR SAM ADAMS JOHN JAY A- 71 J-68 Insults and Slurs ? Identify if the insult said is from the election of 1796 or 2016! The Republicans condemned Adams as "the champion of rank, titles, and hereditary distinctions." The Federalists claimed that Jefferson was intent on undermining religion and morality. Impressment XYZ Affair ? To keep the peace with French 3 Americans went to negotiate with Charles Maurice de Talleyrand ? Forced to pay a bribe to XYZ to talk to Talleyrand ?$250,000 “ Millions for Defense, but not One cent for tribute! ” War?!