The Adams Presidency

__________ defended the BRITISH troops at the Boston Massacre trial.

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Why were the French taking American ships during the Adams presidency?

• The American ships were trading with the British

• The American ships were nicer than French ships

• They wanted to sell them to Spain

An attempt by French officials to bribe American diplomats became known as the...

• French Affairs

• Sedition Act

• XYZ Affair

Why were Federalists upset with Adams over the XYZ Affair?

• They wanted war with France and he kept the country out of war

• He started a war with France

• He agreed to pay the bribe to France

What is one way Adams did respond to the XYZ affair and issues with France?

• He entered into an alliance with Spain

• He expanded the American navy

• He told the French they actually had to pay him $250,000

Federalists favored an alliance with ___________, which helps explain their distrust for France and why they wanted war.

• Britain

• Spain

• France

Who was John Adams' vice president?

• Aaron Burr

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did the Federalists in Congress during the Adams Era call Democratic-Republicans traitors?

• Because they still favored France after the XYZ Affair

• Because they just wanted to farm all the land

• Because they didn't trust banks

The Federalist Congress passed the _______ Act, making it more difficult to become a citizen.

• Sedition

• Alien

• Stamp

The Federalist Congress passed the _______ Act, making it illegal to disagree with and criticize the government in public.

• Alien

• Sedition

• Stamp