Ch. 8.2.4 - Parties in Conflict

Who was the Federalist candidate in the presidential election of 1796?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Who was the Democratic-Republican candidate in the presidential election of 1796?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Who won the presidential election of 1796?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Who came in second place in the presidential election of 1796, and became the vice president?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What were the French doing to try to prevent the U.S. from trading with Great Britain?

• Seizing American ships

• Buying all of are goods so that there was nothing left to sell the Great Britain

• They stopped trading with the U.S.

Which of the following best describes the XYZ Affair?

• A conference between the U.S., France and Great Britain to agree on a trade treaty.

• An attempt to negotiate with three French agents (agent X, agent Y and agent Z) to end the seizing of American ships by the French.

• A conference between the U.S. and Great Britain to decide how to deal with the French seizing American ships.

Which is NOT true about the XYZ Affair?

• The French agents demanded a bribe before negotiating with the U.S..

• The French agents made unreasonable demands.

• The U.S. envoys demanded a bribe before negotiating with the French.

Which is NOT an outcome of the XYZ Affair?

• The U.S. stopped trading with the French and stopped being an ally to the French.

• The U.S. Congress expanded the army and established the Navy.

• The U.S. felt that their honor was attacked.

• These are all true.

Why did the XYZ Affair increase John Adams' popularity?

• It didn't, it hurt his popularity.

• He was a Federalists, and the Democratic-Republicans had supported the French Revolution.

• He was a Democratic-Republican, and the Federalists had supported the French Revolution.

The _______________________ allowed the president to expel (deport), for any reason, new immigrants, or aliens living in the U.S.. Most of which were Democratic-Republicans.

• Alien Act

• Border Protection Act

• Sedition act