Adam's Presidency Quiz

Alexander Hamilton believed the future of America should be focused on:

• Industry

• Farming

Thomas Jefferson wanted the nation to focus on:

• Industry and factories

• Farming and agriculture

The political party that supported manufacturing and a strong federal government was the

• Federalists

• Democratic-republicans

This act authorized the president to deport any alien considered a threat to our nation.

• The Sedition Act

• The Alien Act

• States' Rights Act

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions suggested that states could overrule federal laws by

• sedition

• alienation

• nullification

A 1798 law that made any activity designed to overthrow a government illegal.

• Sedition Act

• Alien Act

• Naval Act

French agents tried to get bribes from the United States and caused a scandal known as

• XYZ Affair

• Alien and Sedition

• Gent Affair

John Adams helped the United States to avoid war with ________ in 1800.

• Great Britian

• Spain

• France

During the troubles with France, ___________ in congress passed laws to limit immigration and restrict free speech

• Republicans

• Federalists

• Democratic Republicans

The debate over states' rights had been going on since the writing of the

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution