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WorksheetsPresidency of John Adams
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which political party supported a loose interpretation of the Constitution?
Democratic-Republicans
Federalists
The XYZ Affair controversy happened because....
the French attacked American ships
the British refused to meet American diplomats
French diplomats demanded a bribe to meet with American diplomats
the British were forcing Americans to join their navy
Why would John Adams have supported the Alien Act?
He hated immigrants
Many immigrants favored the Democratic-Republicans and supported France
Immigrants were trying to run for public office
Too many British immigrants were entering the country
What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?
To prevent people from criticizing the government
To get Americans to support a war with France
To get Americans to support a war with Britain
To stop immigrants from entering the country illegally
What type of jobs was Adams trying to fill as he left office?
Judges
Postal workers
Local mayors
Tax collectors
What were the two political parties that developed after George Washington's presidency?
Federalist and Democrat
Democratic-Republican and Federalist
Democrat and Washingtonian
Bostonian and Virginian
Which early political party wanted a strong federal government and economy based on manufacturing?
Federalist
Democratic-Republican
Mercantilism
All of the Above
Which of the following best describes the Democratic-Republican political party?
wanted big federal government and a national bank
believed that only wealthy, educated people should be in political office
wanted small federal government and common people to have a say
fought for an end to taxes from England
Why was France angry at the United States over Jays Treaty?
People in France really hated John Jay
Jay's Treaty made France pay more money to the United States
They believed that England would start stealing their ships
It seemed like the United States was favoring England
What is the name of the event in which the French foreign minister refused to meet with U.S. diplomats and demand a bribe?
The Bribery Affair
Jay's Treaty
The X,Y,Z Affair
Treaty of Paris
Why were the Democratic-Republicans (and most Americans) so upset by the Alien and Sedition Acts?
because they violated the rights protected in the Constitution
because they didn't believe in free speech
because they were scared of immigrants and wanted them deported
because they hated any laws the Federalists passed
The Alien and Sedition Acts were one of the main reasons John Adams lost the next presidential election to _________.
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Why did John Adams appoint Federalist "midnight judges" on his way out of office?
to make sure that his judges would not fall asleep
because he was supposed to do it earlier but didn't
in order to keep some Federalist control in the government
it took a long time to do the interviews for each judge
