Unit 6 Flashcards
Semester 2
who are Federalists?
-distrust people
-believe power should be with the educated and rich
-wanted lots of industry
-friendly to England
who are Republicans?
-trust people
-believe power should be with the common people
-wanted lots of farming
-friendly to France
Who was running for president in the election of 1796?
John Adams (federalist) vs Thomas Jefferson (republican)
how was the vice president chosen? And why is this a bad idea?
1st place = president
2nd place = vice president
they would fight often
what were John Adam’s biggest mistakes?
not compromising and keeping Washington’s cabinet
what is a compromise?
meet in the middle–you get something and I get something
why is not compromising a problem?
people fight and no one gets what they want
why shouldn’t John Adams have kept Washington’s cabinet?
they weren’t loyal to him
what is France still doing and why?
taking our ships because we still never paid them back
what was the XYZ Affair?
Men were sent to France to try to make a deal to stop taking our ships.
France tried to blackmail us into saying they would talk for $10,000
Why was John Adams proud of himself?
there wasn’t going to be a war and France didn’t steal our ships as often
What was the Naturalization Act?
the time it took to become an American citizen went from 5 to 14 years
what was the Alien Act?
people were forced to pay huge fines for talking bad about the government
what was the Sedition Act?
people were kicked out of the country for breaking laws
what is the Nullification Theory?
if the state doesn’t like a federal law they don’t have to obey it
