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John Adams Presidency

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

More _________ people made up the Federalist party.

a)

Wealthy

b)

Poor

2.

What two countries signed Jay's Treaty in 1793?

a)

U.S. & France

b)

England & France

c)

U.S. & England

d)

U.S. & Mexico

3.

Who was angered by the signing of Jay's Treaty?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

U.S.

d)

Canada

4.

What did France do as a result of being angry w/ the U.S. about Jay's Treaty?

a)

They subtweeted them

b)

They sent troops to invade the U.S.

c)

They seized (stole) U.S. merchant ships.

d)

They sent troops to invade England.

5.

What were the U.S. diplomats trying to do when Adams sent them to France?

a)

Resolve their issues with the French.

b)

Have a good cry about all the drama.

c)

They wanted to go renegade with them.

d)

They wanted to declare war against France.

6.

What happened when the diplomats got to France to speak to their foreign minister?

a)

He sent them away and never spoke to them.

b)

He would only speak with them if the U.S. agreed to provide France with a loan.

c)

Adams tried to bribe the French and said our diplomats would only speak to the foreign minister if the French gave us a loan.

d)

England was angered that we were trying to resolve issues with France leading to the War of 1812.

7.

What happened as a result of Americans being angry with France over the XYZ Affair?

a)

The Neutrality Act

b)

The Immigration Act

c)

The Alien & Immigration Act

d)

The Alien & Sedition Act

8.

Who did the Alien & Sedition Acts target?

a)

Immigrants

b)

Enslaved individuals

c)

The Common Man

d)

All Americans

9.

What could happen to immigrants if they broke any results in the U.S. under the Alien & Sedition Act?

a)

They were killed.

b)

They would be imprisoned or could face deportation (being sent back to their old country).

c)

Nothing happened to them.

10.

What happened if individuals wrote something negative about the gov. under the Alien & Sedition Act?

a)

They could risk paying a fine or imprisonment.

b)

They were given a high five

c)

They were paid off to cancel the story

11.

Which Amendment does the Alien & Sedition Act violate?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

1st Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

12.

How many terms did John Adams serve as President?

a)

1 term of 4 years

b)

2 terms of 8 years

c)

1 term of 8 years

d)

2 terms of 4 years

13.

France is going to seize U.S. ships that carried cargo to Britain. Why?

a)

they're upset Britain is winning the French Revolution

b)

they didn't like Jay's Treaty

c)

they didn't like Washington's statement of neutrality

d)

they wanted to ambush the U.S. to join the French Revolution

14.

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 -

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

ABC Affair

c)

Sedition Act

d)

Alien Act

15.

What was the response of the Democratic-Republicans to the Alien & Sedition Acts?

a)

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Kentucky and West Virginia Resolutions

16.

Who wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that opposed the Alien & Sedition Acts?

a)

James Madison & Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison & James Monroe

c)

James Monroe & Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Quincy Adams & Thomas Jefferson

17.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions believed the Alien & Sedition Acts were ______________

a)

unconstitutional

b)

nullified

c)

vetoed

d)

constitutional

18.

What were the two political parties that developed after George Washington's presidency?

a)

Federalist and Democrat

b)

Democratic-Republican and Federalist

c)

Democrat and Washingtonian

d)

Bostonian and Virginian

19.

Which early political party wanted a strong federal government and economy based on manufacturing?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

c)

Mercantilism

d)

All of the Above

20.

Which of the following best describes the Democratic-Republican political party?

a)

wanted big federal government and a national bank

b)

believed that only wealthy, educated people should be in political office

c)

wanted small federal government and common people to have a say

d)

fought for an end to taxes from England

21.

After the X,Y,Z Affair congress and John Adams sent naval ships over to France. This started what is known as the _______.

a)

Quasi-War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Battle of France

d)

Navy Surrender

22.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions showed that _________.

a)

Kentucky and Virginia had the best state governments

b)

the federal government was too powerful and could not be stopped

c)

states had the power to stand up against the federal government

d)

the Alien and Sedition Acts were good for our country

23.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were one of the main reasons John Adams lost the next presidential election to _________.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Jay

24.

Why did John Adams appoint Federalist "midnight judges" on his way out of office?

a)

to make sure that his judges would not fall asleep

b)

because he was supposed to do it earlier but didn't

c)

in order to keep some Federalist control in the government

d)

it took a long time to do the interviews for each judge

25.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions expressed the idea that _________.

a)

Kentucky and Virginia had the best state governments

b)

the federal government was too powerful and could not be stopped

c)

states had the power nullify federal laws

d)

the Alien and Sedition Acts were good for our country