XYZ Affair

XYZ Affair

6th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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XYZ Affair

XYZ Affair

Assessment

Quiz

History

6th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Joseph Tassin

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Which nation began impressment (seizing) our sailors and forcing them to fight for them during the French and British War?
France
England
Holland
Spain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Three French agents tried to get bribes from the United States and caused a scandal known as the?
The XYZ Affair
The Impressment Affair
The Alien Act
The Sedition Act

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who were X, Y, and Z?
Spanish Conquistadors
US Diplomats
French "secret" agents asking for a bribe
US Sailors being impressed

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who was John Adams's vice president?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Abigail Adams

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does Impressment mean?
attacking ships and forcing sailors into military service
trying to impress your friends
squeezing something really hard
a example we follow as if it were a law

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which did NOT occur during the XYZ affair?
French secret agents attempted to Bribe the US diplomats
French ships impressed American sailors
American diplomats attempted to negotiate peace
the US declared war on France

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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During Adam's presidency, France and England were at war. This was a problem because

neither country wanted the United States to trade goods with the other.

he couldn't vacation in either France or England

his best friend was English

his best friend was French

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