In the 1970's foreign and domestic affairs helped shape the future policies of America. The economic crisis at this time, the French Revolution, and continuing conflicts with the Native Americans led to forming of new American policies.
             During this time period, America was struggling economically. The government was trying to find a good way to make each group of people financially stable so the whole country would be out of their economic crisis and be a rising new nation. The Whiskey Rebellion was one of the first examples of a group of people being angry about the financial situations. The farmers claimed the tax was too high and so they struck back and forced Washington to call in the militia to stop them. Eventually the idea of a National Bank was thought of. This was to make each state's debt become America's national debt. This led to the Assumption Bill, which stated that the country assumed all debt. Economically America was a work in progress and was forming new ideas and policies.
             The French Revolution led to several new American policies during the 1970's. During the French Revolution America decided to become neutral and not be one either side with the British or the French. This actually worked out good for both America and France. This eventually formed the Franco-American Alliance. The British were still a problem with American though. They promised to leave American forts but they did not. They also were arming Native Americans so they could fight the Americans. This was not helping American at all. John Jay came up with Jay's Treaty; it made Britain America's ally. This upset the French and only caused more problems with them. During this time period, when John Adams was president, he was fighting an undeclared war with the Spanish. After that was over he came up with the idea of the Alien Acts and the Sedicition Acts. The Sedicition Acts stated that any one who...