Adams's Presidency

During the 1790s, France believed that the United States was losing its neutrality because of the

• Alien and Sedition Acts.

• Jay Treaty.

• Kentucky Resolution.

• Virginia Resolution.

During the 1790s, France wanted US support for its war with Great Britain because

• British impressment of US sailors

• The food in Great Britain is terrible and needs more butter.

• Dental hygiene

• France helped during the American Revolution.

Why did US and French diplomats fail to smooth relations between the two countries in 1796?

• US diplomats threatened to sign a treaty with Britain.

• French diplomats demanded large bribes and loans.

• French diplomats refused to stop seizing US ships.

• US diplomats were shocked by the French Revolution.

Which statement best describes American attitudes toward France during the 1790s?

• Americans preferred freedom fries over french fries.

• Democratic-Republicans supported France, while Federalists feared events in France.

• Americans in both political parties feared the chaos of the French Revolution.

• Federalists supported France, while Democratic-Republicans feared events in France.

The Naturalization Act affected the political process by

• giving the president the power to send opponents out of the country.

• increasing the time it took immigrants to gain the right to vote.

• penalizing citizens who criticized the government.

• giving the president the power to imprison political opponents.

Why were many news editors and printers convicted under the Sedition Act?

• They criticized the government’s actions.

• They spoke out against the French.

• They supported the Federalist Party.

• They supported John Adams.

The law that made it a crime to criticize the government was the

• NCLB

• Magna Carta

• Jay Treaty

• Sedition Act

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798

• protected the Earth from Martians.

• allowed the president to deport noncitizens considered dangerous.

• made it a crime to criticize the federal government.

• allowed the president to ignore laws he believed unconstitutional.

The Virginia Resolution was written by

• George Washington

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• James Madison.

• Alexander Hamilton

According to the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, how should states respond to federal laws they considered unconstitutional?

• creating a cohort

• asking the President to change the law

• by rewriting the laws

• by refusing to enforce them