John Adams

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

Brinkley, Page 178

• Presidential Candidate of the 1796 election
• Ran on behalf of the Republican Party
• Became Vice President after loosing the election.
• -This happened because prior to 1804 the candidate that came in second was given the office of vice president. What changed this?

Question 2

John Marshall

Answer 2

Brinkley Page 179

• What official position did he hold in the Adam’s Administration?
• A member of Adam’s conservative commission.
• Virginia Federalist
• Later became a chief justice in the Supreme Court

Question 3

XYZ Affair

Answer 3

Brinkley Page 179

• Incident regarding international diplomatic relations between America and France
• Three agents of the French Foreign Ministry demanded bribes and loans before the convention could proceed.
• This deeply offended America and led to an undeclared (Quasi) war with France.
• This event occurred in 1797

Question 4

The Quasi War

Answer 4

Brinkley Page 179

• An undeclared war between France and America that stemmed from the XYZ affair
• Cut off all trade with France
• Capture French Vessels
• Created a Department of Navy to produce ships
• Several naval battles in which America won
• Became an ally of Britain
• Peacefully ended in 1800, with a new treaty

Question 5

Alien and Sedation Acts

Answer 5

Brinkley Page 180

• Controversial legislation that was designed to silence political opposition.
• Alien: Placed obstacles on foreigners wanting to become citizens
• Sedition: Was able to prosecute anyone who “nay sayed” the government
• Passed by Adams, but rarely utilized
• Infuriated republicans, and also caused immigrants to leave the country
• What did Republicans believe these acts violated? What constitutional amendment did the sedition act violate?

Question 6

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Answer 6

Brinkley Page 180

• Proposed legislature by the Republican party that allowed for states to nullify laws that were unjust (Which laws did these two resolution specifically declare null in void in Virginia and Kentucky?)
• Centered around John Locke’s idea that the government should have conflicting interests from a wide range of people so there is no corrupt or one sided bills passed through.
• Did not receive wide support
• However received national attention
• What kind of tension did these laws illustrate?

Question 7

Judiciary act of 1801

Answer 7

Brinkley Page 182

• Bill that reduced the number of supreme court justices by 1, but increased the number of federal judges as a whole
• was passed by the lameduck congress
• Adams responded by occupying the slots with federalists
• What was the significance of this act?

Question 8

Midnight Appointments

Answer 8

Brinkley Page 182

• The response to the Judiciary act, in which Adams filled all of the Justice spots with Federalists
• Some of which were done in his last days in office

Question 9

Election of 1800

Answer 9

Brinkley Page 181

• Election between Adams (Federalists) and Jefferson (Republicans)
• Deep opposition to both sides
• Extremely close race came down to New York and Jefferson won
• However when counting votes, it was determined to be a dead lock, 73-73.
• Resolved, in that Jefferson was elected