MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Federalist
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Democratic-Republican
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -United States presidential election of 1796, American presidential election held in 1796, in which Federalist John Adams defeated Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Democratic-Republican Party saw itself as a champion of republicanism and denounced the Federalists as supporters of monarchy and aristocracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Federalists controlled the national government until 1801, when it was overwhelmed by the Democratic-Republican opposition led by President Thomas Jefferson. Federalist policies called for a national bank, tariffs and good relations with Great Britain as expressed in the Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794.
Detailed explanation-4: -Anti-Federalists were concerned about excessive power of national government. The Anti-Federalists included small farmers and landowners, shopkeepers, and laborers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Overview. John Adams, a Federalist, was the second president of the United States. He served from 1797-1801. John Adams’s presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly-formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.