Chapter 4- Section 4 Flashcards
France was angry that the US remained ______ in the war between France and Britain.
Neutral
Jay’s Treaty only increased tensions with France and they thought the US now took sides with _________ .
Britain
XYZ Affair:
French officials demanded a ________ from 3 American _____.
bribe
agents
Many Americans were outraged by the XYZ Affair, especially the _________ .
federalists
Why was it called the XYZ Affair?
The 3 French agents names were kept a secret, so they called them X,Y, Z
American anger over the XYZ Affair led to an ________________ .
outbreak of war
With war fever rising, President Adams had to increase the size of the _______ and established a _______________________ .
army
separate department of the navy
In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s dictator, and President Adams signed a treaty. What did Bonaparte agree to?
stop seizing American ships and the US remained peaceful with France.
Adams avoided war with France but it angered leaders of his own __________ .
Federalist Party
*It weakened Adams political power
Why did the Federalists opposed European immigration?
They feared that immigrants would bring in dangerous ideas and feared that they would back or side with the Republicans.
During the troubles with France, Federalists in Congress passed drastic laws to ___________________ and ___________________.
limit immigration
restrict free speech
What is an alien?
Is an outsider or someone from another country.
What is Sedition?
It is activity designed to overthrow a government.
What was the Sedition Act?
This act made it a crime to sue or write anything bad about the president or government.
*This was a limit on constitutional rights- power.
What did the Alien Act do? name two things.
Increased the time it took for an alien or citizen.
Allowed the President to jail or deport an alien he considered dangerous.
