MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Adams supported the patronage system.
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Adams supported the Spoils System.
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Adams disagreed with patronage.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adams and Jefferson ran against each other, split on issues like their views of the French Revolution. Thomas Jefferson is best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third US president. Adams squeaked by with three more electoral votes and won the presidency.
Detailed explanation-2: -Suspicious of the French Revolution and its potential for terror and anarchy, Adams opposed close ties with France. Relations between America and France deteriorated to the brink of war, allowing Adams to justify his signing of the extremely controversial Alien and Sedition Acts.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Quincy Adams was the only son of a President to attain the presidency himself is not true. John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams, the second president of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the one hand, his aloofness and refusal to enter directly into political conflict probably undermined his effectiveness and cost him his reelection in 1800. His stubborn independence left him politically isolated and alone. Even his own cabinet opposed his policies much of the time.