1) What made John Adams unpopular with his own party? 2) What laws prevented people from criticizing the government? Which Amendment did this violate?
3) What kind of government did John Adams promote?
4) Which political party did John Adams support? Which political party did Thomas Jefferson support?
5) What caused Thomas Jefferson to become John Adams’ vice president?
6) How did France respond to Jay’s Treaty during Adams’ presidency?
7) How did Adams’ respond to the international crisis with France?
8) What did the French agents tell the American diplomats? What was this known as in the United States?
9) What do you think caused the XYZ Affair?
10) What slogan did the Federalists use to weaken popular support for France? What does the slogan mean?
11) What did the Federalists do to prepare for war against France?
12) What country did the United States act as an unofficial ally with only 15 years after the Revolutionary War?
13) What enhanced Adams’ public standing?
14) Do you think John Adams should have supported war with France? Explain your answer.
15) What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
16) Who did the Federalists see as a threat to American security?
17) What groups had been core supporters of the Democratic-Republicans?
18) What did the Sedition Act prohibit?
19) What could happen to those who expressed their opposition to the government?
20) What happened to over 20 Republican newspaper editors under the Sedition Act?
21) Which Amendment did the Sedition Act violate?
22) What did the Virginia and Kentucky legislatures do in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts?
23) Why did the Federalists’ pass harsh laws like the Alien and Sedition Acts?
24) Who was the father of the Constitution that now was wary of a strong central government?
25) What precedent did the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures establish? How would this eventually affect the nation?
26) How do you think Americans would react today if the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed?