8th Social Studies Lesson 4 Module 7 John Adams's Presidency

The president was allowed to remove foreign residents he thought were involved in treason or secret plots against the government by the

• Alien Act

• Sedition Act

The ___________________________________ said United States citizens could not “write, print, utter, or publish” false or hostile words against the government. (

• Alien Act

• Sedition Act

The bribe offer where French agents made unreasonable demands to U.S. diplomats is called the ___________________________________.

• Federalist Party

• XYZ Affair

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison helped start the _________________ __________________, whose members were called Republicans

• Federalist Party

• Democratic-Republican Party

Alexander Hamilton helped found the ______________________________, which wanted a strong federal government.

• Federalist Party

• The Democratic-Republican Party

Groups that help elect people and shape policies are called the Alien and Sedition Acts.

• True

• False

The Federalist Party helped Alexander Hamilton, the man who helped found the party, get elected president of the United States in 1796.

• True

• False

In 1796 the Republicans chose Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr as their candidates

• True

• False