WorksheetsJohn Adams Presidency
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
More _________ people made up the Federalist party.
Wealthy
Poor
What two countries signed Jay's Treaty in 1793?
U.S. & France
England & France
U.S. & England
U.S. & Mexico
Who was angered by the signing of Jay's Treaty?
France
England
U.S.
Canada
What did France do as a result of being angry w/ the U.S. about Jay's Treaty?
They subtweeted them
They sent troops to invade the U.S.
They seized (stole) U.S. merchant ships.
They sent troops to invade England.
What were the U.S. diplomats trying to do when Adams sent them to France?
Resolve their issues with the French.
Have a good cry about all the drama.
They wanted to go renegade with them.
They wanted to declare war against France.
What happened when the diplomats got to France to speak to their foreign minister?
He sent them away and never spoke to them.
He would only speak with them if the U.S. agreed to provide France with a loan.
Adams tried to bribe the French and said our diplomats would only speak to the foreign minister if the French gave us a loan.
England was angered that we were trying to resolve issues with France leading to the War of 1812.
What happened as a result of Americans being angry with France over the XYZ Affair?
The Neutrality Act
The Immigration Act
The Alien & Immigration Act
The Alien & Sedition Act
Who did the Alien & Sedition Acts target?
Immigrants
Enslaved individuals
The Common Man
All Americans
What could happen to immigrants if they broke any results in the U.S. under the Alien & Sedition Act?
They were killed.
They would be imprisoned or could face deportation (being sent back to their old country).
Nothing happened to them.
What happened if individuals wrote something negative about the gov. under the Alien & Sedition Act?
They could risk paying a fine or imprisonment.
They were given a high five
They were paid off to cancel the story
Which Amendment does the Alien & Sedition Act violate?
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
10th Amendment
How many terms did John Adams serve as President?
1 term of 4 years
2 terms of 8 years
1 term of 8 years
2 terms of 4 years
France is going to seize U.S. ships that carried cargo to Britain. Why?
they're upset Britain is winning the French Revolution
they didn't like Jay's Treaty
they didn't like Washington's statement of neutrality
they wanted to ambush the U.S. to join the French Revolution
Adams sent a delegation of people to Paris to discuss the impressment of American ships. They refused to meet them. This event is known as -
XYZ Affair
ABC Affair
Sedition Act
Alien Act
What was the response of the Democratic-Republicans to the Alien & Sedition Acts?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Federalist Papers
XYZ Affair
Kentucky and West Virginia Resolutions
Who wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that opposed the Alien & Sedition Acts?
James Madison & Thomas Jefferson
James Madison & James Monroe
James Monroe & Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams & Thomas Jefferson
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions believed the Alien & Sedition Acts were ______________
unconstitutional
nullified
vetoed
constitutional
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
After the X,Y,Z Affair congress and John Adams sent naval ships over to France. This started what is known as the _______.
Quasi-War
Revolutionary War
Battle of France
Navy Surrender
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions showed that _________.
Kentucky and Virginia had the best state governments
the federal government was too powerful and could not be stopped
states had the power to stand up against the federal government
the Alien and Sedition Acts were good for our country
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
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions expressed the idea that _________.
Kentucky and Virginia had the best state governments
the federal government was too powerful and could not be stopped
states had the power nullify federal laws
the Alien and Sedition Acts were good for our country
