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John Adams Policies Questions with Explanations of Answers
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John Adams Policies Questions with Explanations of Answers
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John Adams PoliciesXYZ Affair - ANS-1798 - A commission had been sent to France in 1797 to discuss the
disputes that had arisen out of the U.S.'s refusal to honor the Franco-American Treaty
of 1778. President Adams had also criticized the French Revolution, so France began to
break off relations with the U.S. Adams sent delegates to meet with French foreign
minister Talleyrand in the hopes of working things out. Talleyrand's three agents told the
American delegates that they could meet with Talleyrand only in exchange for a very
large bribe. The Americans did not pay the bribe, and in 1798 Adams made the incident
public, substituting the letters "X, Y and Z" for the names of the three French agents in
his report to Congress.
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) - ANS-Passed by Federalists, signed by President
Adams;; increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14
years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens, & made it illegal to
publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials.
Naturalization Act - ANS-1798: Act that increased the time to become a US citizen from
5 to 14 years
Defense Policy - ANS-Big Defense
- Build Ships
- Department of Navy and Marines
- Captures 80 French Ships
Alien Act - ANS-This law gave the president the power to imprison or send aliens out of
the country
Alien Enemies Act - ANS-Immigrants from countries the United States is at war with can
be arrested
John Adams Pack the Courts - ANS-As a Lame Duck President, Adams packed the
Courts with Federalists
Response to Barbary Pirates - ANS-Pays Ransom
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