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When did John Adams become President?
In 1796 Vice-President Adams wins the Presidency.
What other president shares the same death date as Adams?
Thomas Jefferson.
Who was John Adams rival?
Thomas Jefferson.
Who passed the Alien Sedition Acts?
John Adams.
Was John Adams a Federalis, or a Democratic-Republican?
John Adams was a Federalist.
What number president was John Admas?
The Second President.
What kind of government did John Adams want?
Adams supported a separation of powers, checks, and balances.
How does the Alien and Sedition Act go against the Constitution?
It went against freedom of speech.
How many terms did Adams serve?
1 term.
What did the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798 allow?
It allowed the President of the United States to imprison any foreigner inside the country for any reason.
What was the name of the person who violated the Sedition Act and talked bad about John Adams?
Matthew Lyon.
What was the XYZ affairs?
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
What does the term Sedition mean?
It means any action done to weaken the government.
He sent a team of diplomats to France in the fall of 1797.
Who said the following quote?
"Fear is the foundation of most governments."
John Adams.
How did the two polictical parties back then see the Alien and Sedition Acts as?
The Democratic-Republican saw the law, not as a way to keep the government strong.
The Federalist Party saw it as a way to maintain the power it had within the country.
When did Admas die?
July 4, 1826.
What important document did John Adams sign?
The Declaration of Independence.
When was John Adams born?
October 30, 1735.
Why did the French start seizing American Ships that were carrying cargo to Britain?
The French were infuriated by Jay's Treaty, believing it violated earlier treaties between the United States and France.