MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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To plan the white house
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Live in the white house
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following his inauguration in March 1801, Jefferson became the second president to reside in the executive mansion. In keeping with his ardent republicanism, he opened the house to public visitation each morning, a tradition that was continued (during peacetime) by all his successors.
Detailed explanation-2: -After eight years of construction, President John Adams and his wife Abigail moved into the still-unfinished residence.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved in.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1809, Jefferson retired, leaving the White House to live out his remaining years surrounded by the enslaved community at Monticello. In retirement, his attitudes toward slavery were far less radical than during his early career.
Detailed explanation-5: -Thomas Jefferson likely created the plan during his presidency. The darker marks are attributed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the British architect who contributed to the design of the White House and the U.S. Capitol.