AdamsAdmin_1-20-23

BELLRINGER #3_1-20-23

NO SCHOOL!
MLK JR DAY

Happy Friday!

Today we are going to investigate
Adam’s administration. What did he
accomplish? Do you believe he was a
good president? What impacts did he
have on the nation?

Graded Homework:

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Due by 11:59 p.m. Today!!

Overdue Assignments:

▪SS_Washingtonsfarewell_day2_1-
18-23

▪SS_SBW_Buh-ByeWashington_1-
19-23

By the End of Class Today I will be able
to:

1.

Explain who John Adams was,
and how he impacted our new
government

2.

Identify and explain the XYZ
Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, and
the Kentucky and Virginia
Resolutions

3.

Determine how the federal
government tried to expand its
powers under Adams.

Elective Day:

No Social Studies Live CC

Continued…
Washington’s

Farewell

SBW:

Buh-Bye Washington

Adams: The New
Administration

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This Week’s Agenda:
Announcements:

Today’s Target:

Friday January 20th 2023

8.1.7 Identify and explain the steps taken during the Washington Administration and the First and Second Congresses of the United States to establish a stable and
lasting national government.

Today’s Plan:

Essential Question:

Other Announcements & Info:

1.Welcome and Announcements

2.

Review Bellringer

3.Adams Administration

4.

3 major events

5.

Impacts on nation

6.Exit Ticket

-Keep working on missing work and low
scores

-Keep up on your Freckle

How effectively did the
federal government
respond to domestic
and foreign challenges?

After watching THIS VIDEO:

Get ready to share
your answer to this

question:

What is one thing
that John Adams
did during his time

as president?

THE ELECTION AFTER WASHINGTON

LEAVES

1796:
 Jefferson v. Adams
 Adams won 71-68
 whoever was in 2nd place became VP
 Jefferson ended up as VP

Adams serves only 1 term- in that time he:
 fights an “Undeclared War” against France after

they demanded lots of money from the US…

 Quickly expands the Navy (YAY)
 Raised the requirement for citizenship from 5 to 14

years

 Made it a crime to publish “false, scandalous, and

malicious writing” about the government or its
officials

Answer me:

 Do you think people supported Adams as President?

 Green Check- Yes

 Red X- No

 Go find out… Type in “John Adams approval rating” In

google.. What did you find?
 Green Check- I was right
 Red X- I guessed wrong

XYZ Affair

Talleyrand

Charles Maurice de

Talleyrand

http://www.lofaber.com/embargo/images/talleyrand.jpg

• French foreign minister.

– Sends three agents

(known as

X, Y, and Z

) to

demand a huge bribe

from the Americans
before he would talk with
them.

American Political Cartoon on

the XYZ Affair

http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/unitedstates/1783/1789/1797/graphics/x

yz.gif

• The American commissioners refuse, and

talks break up in April 1798.
– American ships and French ships begin to attack

each other.

– Federalists want Congress to declare war to restore

American honor.

– "

Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute

!"

– Adams and the commissioners become national

heroes.

XYZ Affair

American Response

• Congress

ends the French alliance

.

• Creation of a naval department.
• Congress appropriates money to

triple the size of the army and build

40 warships

.

• Washington

comes out of retirement

to lead the American forces.

• American

privateers

attack French

shipping.

RESULTS

• Federalists (led by Hamilton) wanted

Adam’s administration to declare war
with France, ADAMS REFUSED
– the refusal caused the Federalist Party

to split in half

• In 1800, French sign a treaty

promising peace.

Alien and Sedition Act

• ALIEN ACT

– Immigrants had to wait 14 years to become

citizens (previously 5)

– Immigrants could be expelled for making trouble
– Kept immigrants from voting (immigrants

typically supported Democratic Republicans)

• SEDITION ACT

– People could be fined or jailed for criticizing

elected officials

– Violated 1stAmendment
– Sedition – activities aimed at weakening

established government

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

of 1798 and 1799

• Written by Madison and Jefferson

• Declared the Alien and Sedition Act

Unconstitutional

• Declared that states had the right to nullify or

cancel federal law within a state.

• Showed that Americans feared strong central

government that could interfere with their rights

• This issue over STATE’S RIGHTS would continue

until the Civil War.

JOHN ADAMS WEBQUEST

This can be done in small groups or individually:

Option 1 – Google Docs – Make a copy and then share with your teammates
and the teacher [e-mail]

Option 2 – Break Out room slides – Once you are in your breakout rooms, the
teacher will share the slides. You can then type on the slides directly.
(Reminder: please record your breakout room sessions)

Jens Martensson

16

If you are in the main room by yourself, we are currently
working on today’s assignment in breakout rooms

I will periodically come back into the main room to see if
any students have arrived to class late, but I am helping
other students in the breakout rooms, so please be
patient

While you wait for me, please check the class plan to
see today’s assignment and begin working on your own

**I will be back in the main room as soon as I can**

Go to: http://www.ushistory.org/us/19d.asp

1) Which political party did John Adams support? Which political party did Thomas
Jefferson support?

2) How did France respond to Jay’s Treaty during Adams’ presidency?

3) How did John Adams respond to the international crisis with France?

4) What did the French agents tell the American diplomats? What was this known
as in the United States?

Go to: http://www.ushistory.org/us/19d.asp

5) What do you think caused the XYZ Affair?

6) What slogan did the Federalists use to weaken popular support for France? What
does the slogan mean?

7) What did the Federalists do to prepare for war against France?

8)What country did the United States act as an unofficial ally only 15 years after the
Revolutionary War?

Go to: https://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp

9) What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

10) What groups had been core supporters of the Democratic-Republicans?

11) What did the Sedition Act prohibit?

12) What could happen to those who expressed their opposition to the government?

Go to: https://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp

13) What happened to over 20 Republican newspaper editors under the Sedition Act?

14) Which Amendment did the Sedition Act violate?

15) What did the Virginia and Kentucky legislatures do in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts?

16) What precedent did the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures establish? How would this eventually
affect the nation?

Closing Question:

How did the federal government try and expand its powers

under the presidency of John Adams?

(Give a specific example from today’s lesson)

TUNE IN NEXT

TIME…

Do Not Forget before the day’s end you need to complete your Exit Slip:



Open your D2L Classroom (go to Plan)



Click on: “Today’s Graded Assignment”



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

Call Instructor to Review your SBW before you submit!



Make sure to continue working on any zeros, missing work, or low
scores

Go To the D2L and to your class plan to
open the assignment. Once you have
your CRQ open; Give me a Green Check.
Give a Red X if it is still loading.

Ms. Thayer

[phone]

[e-mail]

Join Ms. T’s INSTA:
@Msthayersclass

#thayersdigital

THE ELECTION AFTER
WASHINGTON LEAVES

1796:
�Jefferson v. Adams
�Adams won 71-68
�whoever was in 2nd place became VP
�Jefferson ended up as VP

Adams serves only 1 term- in that time he:
�fights an “Undeclared War” against France after

they demanded lots of money from the US…

�Quickly expands the Navy (YAY)
�Raised the requirement for citizenship from 5 to 14

years

�Made it a crime to publish “false, scandalous, and

malicious writing” about the government or its officials

Answer me:

�Do you think people supported Adams as President?

�Green Check- Yes

�Red X- No

�Go find out… Type in “John Adams approval rating” In

google.. What did you find?
�Green Check- I was right
�Red X- I guessed wrong

XYZ Affair

Talleyrand

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

http://www.lofaber.com/embargo/images/talleyrand.jpg

• French foreign minister.

– Sends three agents

(known as X, Y, and Z) to
demand a huge bribe
from the Americans
before he would talk with
them.

American Political Cartoon on the XYZ Affair

http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/unitedstates/1783/1789/1797/graphics/x

yz.gif

• The American commissioners refuse, and

talks break up in April 1798.
– American ships and French ships begin to attack

each other.

– Federalists want Congress to declare war to restore

American honor.

– "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!"
– Adams and the commissioners become national

heroes.

XYZ Affair

American Response

• Congress ends the French alliance.
• Creation of a naval department.
• Congress appropriates money to

triple the size of the army and build
40 warships.

• Washington comes out of retirement

to lead the American forces.

• American privateers attack French

shipping.

RESULTS

• Federalists (led by Hamilton) wanted

Adam’s administration to declare war
with France, ADAMS REFUSED
– the refusal caused the Federalist Party

to split in half

• In 1800, French sign a treaty

promising peace.

Alien and Sedition Act

• ALIEN ACT

– Immigrants had to wait 14 years to become

citizens (previously 5)

– Immigrants could be expelled for making trouble
– Kept immigrants from voting (immigrants

typically supported Democratic Republicans)

• SEDITION ACT

– People could be fined or jailed for criticizing

elected officials

– Violated 1st Amendment
– Sedition – activities aimed at weakening

established government

1. Why was the government

keeping close watch on

immigrants?

2. What amendment in the Bill

of Rights allows people to
criticize our government?

4. Which Amendments did

Adams violate?

What was one positive thing
Adams prevented in the XYZ

affair?

5. What was his political

party?

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

of 1798 and 1799

• Written by Madison and Jefferson

• Declared the Alien and Sedition Act

Unconstitutional

• Declared that states had the right to nullify or

cancel federal law within a state.

• Showed that Americans feared strong central

government that could interfere with their rights

• This issue over STATE’S RIGHTS would continue

until the Civil War.

Closing Question:

How did the federal government try and expand its

powers under the presidency of John Adams?

(Give a specific example from today’s lesson)

TUNE IN NEXT

TIME…

Ms. Thayer

[phone]

[e-mail]

Join Ms. T’s INSTA:
@Msthayersclass

#thayersdigital