| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What group of people supported the Federalist Party? | merchants, property owners, and ordinary workers |
| What groups of people supported the Republican Party? | Southern Planters and Norther farmers and artisans |
| Who was the Republican candidate in 1796 after Washington did not run for re-election? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the Federalist candidate in 1796? | John Adams |
| Who won the election for president in 1796? | John Adams |
| Who became V.P. in 1796? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Did John Adams pay the $250,000 bribe requested by France in the XYZ Affair? | NO |
| What did John Adams do after the public was outraged over the XYZ Affair? | He sent a new mission |
| How did he avoid war with France? | He got Napoleon to agree to stop seizing american ships in 1800 |
| What was the Alien Act? | it increased the time from 5 to 14 yrs. of living in the U.S. in order to become a citizen |
| Why did Adams support the Alien Act? | The Federalists feared immigrants may support the Republican party |
| What was the Sedition Act? | It made speakig out against The President, Congress, or the government in general illegal. |
| Why did Adams support the Sedition Act? | This targeted the Republican Party |
| Which 2 states nullified the Alien and Sedition Acts? | Virginia and Kentucky |
| NULLIFY | deprive of legal force |
| How does nullifying a federal law support the idea of states' rights? | They CAN overrule the Federal gov't. the 2 states used that power |
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