From Washington to Adams: 190-197

There is a lot going on in this reading, folks. So pay attention and get after it. Here are some questions for your consideration:

1. Go back to Washington's Neutrality Proclamation. What was happening globally that forced Washington's hand?
2. Define: Jay's Treaty. Pay particular attention to why it was so controversial.
3. Define: Washington's Farewell Address. What precedent did Washington establish for future presidents?
4. Why did things get so nasty politically after Washington's departure?
5. What were the issues in the campaign of 1796?
6. Define: The XYZ Affair. Why were the French so angry with the USA in the first place?
7. Adams could have become a Federalist superstar if he had pursued war with France. What held him back?
8. Define: Alien Laws and Sedition Act.