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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Which of the following statements best summarizes the impact of the XYZ Affair on the political agenda of John Adams and the other Federalists?
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After details of the incident became public, the Federalists took advantage of the national anger to build up the nation’s military.
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The incident inspired US sympathy for the people of France, thereby weakening public support for the Federalist war effort.
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The whole incident made the Adams administration look weak, which led to public outcry against the impending war with France
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Once it became clear that Adams had tried to conceal the details of the incident, the Democratic-Republicans were able to block the war.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements best summarizes the impact of the XYZ Affair on the political agenda of John Adams and the other Federalists? After details of the incident became public, the Federalists took advantage of the national anger to build up the nation’s military.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Adams’s presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly-formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The conflicts between the two political parties centered on foreign policy and the balance of power between the federal government and the states’ governments.
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