History TEST Flashcards
-French begin seizing American ships.
-President John Adams sends negotiators to France.
-French agents demand loan and bribe.
-United States strengthens military forces.
-United States and France engage in undeclared war
Why did President Adams send negotiators to France?
French began seizing American ships
French begin seizing American ships.
President John Adams sends negotiators to France.
French agents demand loan and bribe.
United States strengthens military forces.
United States and France engage in undeclared war
Use the above chart to answer the question:
What was the United States reaction to the French agents’ demand for a loan and a bribe?
United States strengthens military forces.
What was the name of the civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government?
whiskey rebellion
The Alien and Sedition Acts were
strongly supported by the Federalist Party
The Proclamation of Neutrality barred which warships from American ports?
French and English
Who expressed concern that political parties were a threat to the ability of people in government to work together?
George Washington
What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions claim?
The Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution.
Which political party stood for a strong federal government?
Democratic-Republican
Which party feared that a strong central government would endanger people’s liberties?
Republican
Who was the second president of the United States?
John Adams
Which of the following proposed a challenge to the constitutional authority of the national government?
Viirginia and Kentucky Resolutions
What divided the Federalists and hurt John Adams’s chance for reelection?
treaty with France
The ____________________ party admired Britain’s stability.
Federalists
To favor one side of an issue is to be ____________________.
partisian
President Adams referred to the three French agents who demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans as ____________________.
xyz
According to Federalist Party leaders, the ____________________ Acts, passed in 1798, would protect the nation’s security
Alien & Sedation
