The XYZ Affair Primary Source Analysis

Students will read excerpts from President John Adams' address to Congress on the XYZ Affair and relations between America and France and will analyze 2 political cartoons according to provided prompts. They will then answer 26 questions and complete one creative task to demonstrate understanding. Links are provided to 3 videos (under 5 minutes each) to show your students for reinforcement on this material. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! 

Sample questions include:
--Write a contextually appropriate definition, or synonym, for “evinces.”
--How will he attempt to achieve the answer to #5?
--Explain the equal justice Adams expects to see between the United States and France. 
--On what grounds does Adams believe Americans will agree with him on building up the navy? 
--Identify the government’s role in this situation, as per Adams. 
--Rewrite the 5th paragraph in your own words to demonstrate understanding.
--How effectively, or not, does Adams remind Congress of where the nation has so recently come from and what must be maintained? 
--What might have been the Democratic-Republicans’ counter to #22?

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