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Adams’s Presidency Answers

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The winner of the presidential election in 1800 was

A
John Adams.
B
Aaron Burr.
C
Thomas Jefferson.
D
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
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How did “The Midnight Judges” change the judicial branch of the government?

A
It increased the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
B
It created a system of circuit court judges across the country.
C
It replaced the Supreme Court with a system of circuit court judges.
D
It overturned judicial appointments made by Thomas Jefferson.
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A long-term effect of the election of 1800 was

A
new duties for the vice president.
B
the decline of the Federalist Party.
C
an increase in John Adams’s power.
D
stricter laws about campaigning.
4

Why did US and French diplomats fail to smooth relations between the two countries in 1796?

A
US diplomats threatened to sign a treaty with Britain.
B
US diplomats were shocked by the French Revolution.
C
French diplomats refused to stop seizing US ships.
D
French diplomats demanded large bribes and loans.
5

The law that made it a crime to criticize the government was the

A
Alien Enemies Act.
B
Naturalization Act.
C
Jay Treaty.
D
Sedition Act.
6

How did the Harrison Land Act of 1800 encourage westward expansion of the country?

A
It allowed White settlers to buy land in the Northwest Territory.
B
It allowed the government to purchase land from Indigenous peoples.
C
It served as a treaty, creating Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territory.
D
It created new communities of both White settlers and Indigenous peoples.
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Why was the election of 1800 a turning point in American history?

A
It gave the Federalists more power.
B
It was the first time that political power shifted.
C
Jefferson beat Burr by a huge number of electoral votes.
D
Adams ran against Jefferson for the second time.
8

The election of 1800 marked the first time a US president was chosen by

A
the Electoral College.
B
a political party.
C
the House of Representatives.
D
the Supreme Court.
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How did the Alien and Sedition Acts affect the election of 1800?

A
Thomas Jefferson broke the law under the acts and lost votes.
B
John Adams lost support because the acts were unpopular.
C
Aaron Burr used the acts to be placed on the ballot.
D
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ran as an opponent of the acts.
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The Virginia Resolution was written by

A
John Adams.
B
Aaron Burr.
C
Thomas Jefferson.
D
James Madison.

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