Adams Administration 1797-1800

Question 1

French reaction to jays treaty

Answer 1

Angry- ordered seizure of American ships carrying brit cargoes

Question 2

By June 1797 how many merchant men had been captured by the French

Answer 2

Over 300

Question 3

French demands at XYZ affair

Answer 3

Bribe of 250,000
Lend France 12mil
American commissioners outraged

Question 4

Quasi war

Answer 4

USA and France fought an undeclared naval war

Question 5

Relations with Spain: what had they been encouraging

Answer 5

Native Americans to attack American settlers as they saw a growing relationship between GB and USA

Question 6

Treaty of dan Lorenzo- 1795

Answer 6

USA free use of Mississippi River
Spain promise to strain natives
Defined boundaries

Question 7

Effects of pinckneys treaty (san Lorenzo)

Answer 7

Popular

Crucial for the emergence of American expansionism and weakening Spanish power

Question 8

Native Americans 1790

Answer 8

George Washington proclamation forbidding encroachments on native land

Question 9

Public reaction to Adams turning down XYZ bribe

Answer 9

10,000 man mob cheering him