9 September 2010, 6:33 pm
1. John Marshall was sent to France in the late 1790's to try to stop French raids on American shipping. Talleyrand tried to bribe Marshall and the other American representatives. Marshall also saw Napoleon emerging from the chaos of the French Revolution. He feared this autocratic new leader. 2. Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which were debated during the period 1799-1800. (One state declared a law of Congress unconstitutional, another state declared the same law void, a third state said the law was invalid, a fourth state said it was valid, and some states denied the right of Congress to pass the law and asserted the states' right to disregard the law.) 3. John Adams appointed John Marshall to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 4. Thomas Jefferson, a Republican, became president, and Republicans took control of Congress. Please and Thank You ((:... Read More »
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