Adams Presidency Flashcards
how was adams involved in the Boston massacre
he was the lawyer
how was adams involved with the declaration of independence
involved with the drafting of it; one of the five people
what was adams
a radical; “no taxation without representation”
who was adams the ambassador to
Britain
what was adams the first of
vice president
how many terms in office did adams have
two terms
what is another word for terms in office
administration
was adams a federalist or anti-federalist
federalist
what construction did adams believe in
loose; just like hamilton
what year did adams become president
1796; was really 1797 when he was inaugurated
who was adams wife and how many children
abigail, 4 children
where did adams go to college
harvard
how was adams at being president
not very good; was describes as problematic at best
why was adams and at being president
he always thought that he was right and was never willing to change his opinion or negotiate, all of which caused conflict between everyone
what was the XYZ affair
xyz were the names of spies (they didn’t want them to know there real names)
what was adams worst mistake
after being made fun of in the paper, he made it a law that you not talk about the president or anyone of power in the paper or any other forms of it
what was adams the father of
the american navy
where was adams born
mass.
when did adams join the patriots
after the stamp act
who was he second cousins to
Samuel adams
what was his famous quote
no taxation without representation
how did adams feel about the war between Britain and France
he wanted to stay out of it
what angered the french and what did they do about it
jay’s treaty,/
they began to attack american ships
what did adams do about the french
sent diplomats to negotiate with the french
what diplomats did adams send
pinckney, Gerry, Marshal
impressment
would search american ships for British people (deserters) whether they were current citizens or were at some point or another (this is going to be the number 1 cause of the war of 1812
Quasi-War
no declaration of the war, but the french and american warships attacked each other
what did american negotiators do about the war
offered french same terms as Jays Treaty, but they refused
what did the french do about the alliance they had with the americans
released it
(1778)
alien friends act
Authorized the president to deport any resident alien considered “dangerous to the peace and safety of the united states”
Aimed at French sympathizers
alien enemies act (still in effect)
Authorized the president to apprehend and deport resident aliens if their home countries were at war with the United States
Naturalization acts
extended the duration of residence required for aliens to become citizens to 14 years
Sedition Acts
Made it a crime to publish “false, scandalous, and malicious writing” against the government or its officials
virginia and Kentucky
• If any state did not agree with a law that was made, they could vote to decided not to follow that law
Called nullification
• All of this didn’t work
o Those two states tried to get it passed
what was Jeffersons reaction to the sedition acts
thought it was unconstitutional; went against the first and 19th amendment
1800 election
one of the nastiest elections ever; between Jefferson and Adams
What election was tied
Jefferson and Burr, so it went to the federalist house
what did the federalist act vote for
on 35 ballots, deadlocked 8 states to 8 states
what happened on the 36th ballot
hamilton convinced other federalists to change the vote to Jefferson (because Burr was a personal enemy to him)
