MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Question
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Because of the XYZ Affair, President John Adams urged Congress to spend money developing:
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a bigger executive branch
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a strong navy
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a dependable spy ring
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a national bank
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Adams wished to avoid war and to protect the young nation from the revolutionary fervor in France, which Adams believed was contrary to American constitutional principles. Some believed the new nation should be a natural ally of the French.
Detailed explanation-2: -Start of the ‘Quasi-War’ After some members of Congress asked to see the diplomats’ reports regarding what had transpired in France, Adams handed them over with the names of the French agents replaced with the letters X, Y and Z; thus the name XYZ Affair.
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