John Adams' Presidency

Who was the second president of the U.S.?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Quincy Adams

• John Adams

What two countries signed Jay's Treaty in 1793?

• U.S. & France

• England & France

• U.S. & England

• U.S. & Mexico

Who was angered by the signing of Jay's Treaty?

• France

• England

• U.S.

• Canada

What did France do as a result of being angry w/ the U.S. about Jay's Treaty?

• They subtweeted them

• They sent troops to invade the U.S.

• They seized (stole) U.S. merchant ships.

• They sent troops to invade England.

What were the U.S. diplomats trying to do when Adams sent them to France?

• Resolve their issues with the French.

• Have a good cry about all the drama.

• They wanted to go renegade with them.

• They wanted to declare war against France.

What happened when the diplomats got to France to speak to their foreign minister?

• He sent them away and never spoke to them.

• He would only speak with them if the U.S. agreed to provide France with a loan.

• Adams tried to bribe the French and said our diplomats would only speak to the foreign minister if the French gave us a loan.

• England was angered that we were trying to resolve issues with France leading to the War of 1812.

How did Americans feel after the French tried to bribe us to make peace?

• They did not really care about France trying to bribe us...

• Americans believed we should form an alliance with England and attack the French.

• Americans believed that we should go to war with France over the incident.

• Americans believed we should be friends despite everything that took place.

What happened as a result of Americans being angry with France over the XYZ Affair?

• The Neutrality Act

• The Immigration Act

• The Alien & Immigration Act

• The Alien & Sedition Act

Who did the Alien & Sedition Acts target?

• Immigrants

• Enslaved individuals

• The Common Man

• All Americans

What could happen to immigrants if they broke any results in the U.S. under the Alien & Sedition Act?

• They were killed.

• They would be imprisoned or could face deportation (being sent back to their old country).

• Nothing happened to them.