Why did John Adams most likely pass the Alien Act?

immigrants didn't often vote for John Adams - so he made it harder to become a citizen

immigrants loved John Adams and he wanted to make the citizens faster

John Adams supporters wanted to limit immigration

Thomas Jefferson was an immigrant

Washington chose, ___________, as the title for the President.

His Highness, the Protector of Our Liberties"

Why was the XYZ Affair significant?

It marked the beginning of the alliance with France

Stopped impressment of American sailors

Convinced the United States to join the war between France and Britain

Why was the Sedition Act a violation of the First Amendment?

It became illegal to print criticisms of the government

It required immigrants to house American soldiers

It took away the immigrants' right to assemble

It allowed the government to perform random checks of immigrants' private property

Why did President John Adams appoint federal judges before leaving office?

Adams was trying to fill as many appointments as he could with Federalist judges so the government would be run by Federalists

Adams was trying to fill as many appointments as he could with Democratic-Republican judges so the government would be run by Deomocratic-Republicans

Adams wanted to make sure the appointments were fair and chose judges from both parties so the government would be balanced

Adams procrastinated and didn't get around to making the appointments until the very last moments of his presidency

John Adams

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History

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5th - 8th Grade

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CCSS

RI.5.5, RI.5.8, RI.5.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were X, Y, and Z?

Spanish Conquistadors

US Diplomats

French "secret" agents asking for a bribe

US Sailors being impressed

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was John Adams's vice president?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

Abigail Adams

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Impressment mean?

attacking ships and forcing sailors into military service

trying to impress your friends

squeezing something really hard

a example we follow as if it were a law

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

__________ means speaking out against a government official.

Alien

Sedition

Cabinet

Nullify

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Quasi-War?

The War between Quasi Moto and the Cardinal of Notre Dame

The undeclared war between the US and France

The 2nd French and Indian War

The War between the Jedi and the Sith

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the major goal of Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?

To print more money

to steal gold from Fort Knox

to pay off the war debt from the American Revolution

to increase the war debt from the War of 1812

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which did NOT occur during the XYZ affair?

French secret agents attempted to Bribe the US diplomats

French ships impressed American sailors

American diplomats attempted to negotiate peace

the US declared war on France

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John Adams

20 questions

Who were X, Y, and Z?

Who was John Adams's vice president?

What does Impressment mean?

__________ means speaking out against a government official.

What is the Quasi-War?

What was the major goal of Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?

Which did NOT occur during the XYZ affair?

Why did John Adams most likely pass the Alien Act?

The ______ supported tariffs because taxes on imported goods protected American industry.

Which of the following men was not a member of Washington's cabinet?

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