John Adams Flashcards

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Who served as U.S. President during the XYZ Affair

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John Adams

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Who is this man: As President, he suppressed criticism and immigration via the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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John Adams

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Who is this man: Before becoming president he was vice president of George Washington and father of another President, John Quincy

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John Adams

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Who was George Washington’s Vice President, and then became the 2nd U.S President?

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John Adams

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5
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Who negotiated a treaty that ceded Florida to the United States with Luis de Onis (loo-EES dayoh-“NIECE”) while serving as James Monroe’s Secretary of State

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John Adams

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Why did John Adams agreed to name Henry Clay Secretary of State?

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John Adams did this in order to break a deadlock in the House of Representatives; that decision was the first”corrupt bargain

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7
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Did you know…

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John Adams was the first president to live in the White House

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What did John Adams want to do and who stopped him for doing this and told him to be a farmer?

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He wanted to go to Harvard, but his dad stopped him and showed him how hard farming was.

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