Revolution of 1800

The practice of capturing American sailors from their ships and forcing them to work on British ships is called

• Impressment

• military kidnapping

• depressment

What party did President John Adams represent?

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

What party did Vice President Thomas Jefferson represent?

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

All of the following groups support the Democratic-Republicans EXCEPT:

• craftsmen

• poor farmers

• wealthy men of property

• recent immigrants

This Act forbid inciting others to rebel against government through "any false, scandalous, malicious" words (spoken or written).

• Naturalization Act

• Alien Enemies Act

• Alien Friends Act

• Sedition Act

The Democratic-Republican minority in Congress argued that the Sedition Law violated which amendment?

• First

• Fourth

• Fifth

• Ninth

According to the rules of the constitution, how was the tie broken?

• By a re-vote

• By the senate

• The house of representatives

• The supreme court chooses

Whos influence would shape the results of the election?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

Which amendment was added to our Constitution that altered the way electors choose the President and Vice President?

• Tenth

• Twelveth

• Thirteenth

• Fifteenth

Historians often reference the Election of 1800 as a " (a)   " because of the peaceful transition of power from Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans.