Adams Administration

In what year was John Adams elected?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1796

• 1787

Who was John Adams' vice president?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which part of Jay's Treaty did NOT anger the public?

• It allowed British trade in the US to continue

• It did not address British interference with American trade

• It did not require British redcoats to leave the U.S.

• It ensured peace between the U.S. and Britain

The XYZ Affair provoked conflict with which country?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• None

Which political party wanted to declare war against France?

• The Federalists

• The Democratic-Republicans

• The Anti-Federalists

• None

"X, Y and Z" were terms for who?

• The French Foreign Ministers

• Talleyrand and his associates

• Low-level French officials

• American diplomats

Why did the Federalists pass the Alien & Sedition Acts?

• To anger Democratic-Republicans

• To protect the government from perceived threats

• To destroy the First Amendment

• To eliminate immigration to the U.S.

What did the Alien Acts do?

• Make American citizenship more difficult to get

• Prevent foreigners from entering the country

• Allow the President to deport anybody anytime

• Provide funding for research of extra-terrestrial beings

The Sedition Act mostly targeted which group of people?

• Women & children

• Democratic-Republican publishers

• Federalist publishers

• Foreigners/aliens

Democratic-Republicans viewed the Sedition Act as a violation of which Amendment?

• The 1st

• The 2nd

• The 8th

• The 10th