John Adams Presidency

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John Adams Presidency Click on the link below and answer the questions in the answer sheet https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/adams-presidency/ Inheritance/ The Problem with France 1-When Adams took over for Washington, what were two key problems that he inherited from Washington’s tenure as president? When Adams took over for Washington he was immediately faced with the issue of the Quasi-War and the affair with France which Washington left him with and had not dealt with beforehand. Renewed Nationalism 2-Explain the situation that became known as the XYZ affair? How did many Americans react to the event? The XYZ affair was the result of the French foreign minister refusing to meet with the Americans and had demanded bribes which he would solely use for himself and the French Government. Many Americans were not pleased with this and luckily for Adams this event caused his popularity to increase quickly. Infamous Acts 3-Explain the circumstances that led to Adams enforcing the Alien and Sedition Acts. What did the Alien and Sedition acts do? Adams decided to enforce the Alien and Sedition Acts because of the chaos and frenzy surrounding war. These Acts placed a limit on rights citizens had such as freedom of speech, freedom of press, and many other civil liberties. Courting Peace/ Fleeting Support 4-How did Adams ultimately handle the French hostilities? Adams had ended up handling the French hostilities by sending another peace delegation to France hoping they would take the offer based off of evidence he claimed to have that suggested they were ready to negotiate.
Fleeting Support/ Victory Too Late 5-How did Adams do in his election to keep the Presidency? What aspect of timing was unfortunate for Adams regarding his re-election? In the election of 1800 Adams had lost. He had received news that his son had died of liver cancer and once good news came which would have helped his case in the re-election it was too late. The Quasi-War had ended and France agreed to sign with the United States.
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