John Adam's and Thomas Jefferson's Presidencies Quiz

Match the following

• Made it illegal for newspapers to criticize the President.

• Alien Act

• Increased the number of years to qualify for US citizenship from 5 to 14.

• Sedition Act

• Gave the President the power to deport foreigners considered dangerous.

• Naturalization Act

During Adam's presidency, France was

• seizing American ships.

• seizing frontier settlements.

• sinking American ships.

• attacking American cities.

Adams send ambassadors to France to negotiate a treaty to stop seizing American ships, but

• the French ministers demanded bribes.

• the French ministers were too conceited to meet with them.

• they were captured by the British.

• their ship disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

The XYZ Affair was called that because no one ever knew the names of the French ministers that demanded the bribes.

• True

• False

Who won the Presidential Election of 1800?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Aaron Burr

• Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson was a...

• Federalist

• Democratic Republican

Because the transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans was peaceful, the election of 1800 is called the...

• Revolution of 1800.

• War of 1800.

• Peace of 1800.

• Dance of 1800.

Why did Jefferson want to purchase New Orleans?

• Because Spain would not let US traders use its port tax free.

• Because it controlled access to the Mississippi River.

• Because the Mardi Gras celebration there was lit.

• Because Spain might use it to attack the US interior.

Napoleon (France) agreed to sell not just New Orleans but also...

• the Louisiana Territory.

• Florida.

• New Spain.

• Canada.

New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory were purchased for...

• $10 million.

• $15 million.

• $20 million.

• $100 million.