8th Grade Interim Assessment #1 Intervention - 8.3.4

4. Which belief would Alexander Hamilton support?

• A. strong federal government who has the power to levy taxes, declare war, regulate commerce, coin money etc.

• B. weak federal government, where the states have more powers

• C. decrease the military

• D. support the French Revolution

6. Which controversial event, during John Adams' presidency included a bribe from France, when U.S. diplomats were sent there to negotiate a trading and peaceful relationship?

• A. Alien and Sedition Acts

• B. forming of political parties

• C. Louisiana Purchase

• D. XYZ Affair

1. Which event triggered the start of political parties in our country?

• A. Whiskey Rebellion

• B. XYZ Affair

• C. more than one candidate ran for President

• D. John Adams demanded he run for a second term

5. Thomas Jefferson was the leader of which political party?

• A. Federalists

• B. Democratic-Republicans

• C. Whigs

• D. Tories

3. Which political belief would most likely be supported by the Democratic-Republicans?

• A. strong state governments

• B. strong national government

• C. strengthening the Executive Branches powers

• D. eliminating the Bill of Rights

  The Election of 1796      The election of 1796 began a new era in U.S. politics. For the first time, more than one candidate ran for president. Political parties, groups that help elect people and shape policies, had begun to form during Washington’s presidency. Despite Washington’s warnings about political parties, the rivalry between two parties dominated the 1796 election.       Alexander Hamilton helped found the Federalist Party, which wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade. The Federalists chose John Adams and Thomas Pinckney as candidates. Adams knew he was not well liked in the South or the West, but he hoped people would support him after they thought about his years of loyal public service.      Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded the Democratic-Republican Party. Its members, called Republicans, wanted to limit the federal government’s power. (This party is not related to today’s Republican Party.) They chose Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr as their candidates.    Open a new Internet Explorer winder.   Copy and paste this link  http://faculty.polytechnic.org/gfeldmeth/chart.feddr.pdf   into the new Explorer window. Study the compare and contrast chart on Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.  The United States and France      One of Adams’s first goals as president was to improve the relationship between the United States and France. You may remember that the French had once tried to hire American privateers to help them fight Great Britain, a practice Washington frowned upon. Adams sent U.S. diplomats to Paris to smooth over the conflict and to negotiate a treaty to protect U.S. shipping.     When the diplomats arrived in France, they learned that French foreign minister Talleyrand would not speak with them. Instead, they had a strange and secret visit from three French agents. Shockingly, the agents said that Talleyrand would discuss a treaty only in exchange for a $250,000 bribe. The French government also wanted a loan of $12 million. The amazed diplomats refused these demands.      In March 1798 President Adams told Congress that the peace-seeking mission had failed. He described the French terms, substituting the letters X, Y, and Z for the names of the French agents. Upon hearing the disgraceful news, Federalists in Congress called for war with France.     The XYZ affair, as the French demand for a bribe came to be called, outraged the American public. “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!” became the rallying cry of the American people.