Washington and Adams Presidency

What was the Democratic-Republican response to the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• Tennessee and New York Resolutions

• Massachussets Pact

• Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• Unconstitutional Clause

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

Who was the second president of the U.S.?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Quincy Adams

• John Adams

What two countries signed Jay's Treaty in 1793?

• U.S. & France

• England & France

• U.S. & England

• U.S. & Mexico

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.

How did Americans feel after the French tried to bribe us to make peace?

• They did not really care about France trying to bribe us...

• Americans believed we should form an alliance with England and attack the French.

• Americans believed that we should go to war with France over the incident.

• Americans believed we should be friends despite everything that took place.

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

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

What did Adams do right before he left office?

• He wrote Jefferson a good luck note.

• Adams tried to appoint as many Federalists as justices of the peace as possible.

• Adams tried to appoint as many Anti-Federalists as justices of the peace as possible.

• He appointed Jefferson's cabinet.