Resources-Adams-Jefferson

Terms You Need to Know:

Tribute (bribe)- The making of an illegal payment to people to influence decisions.

Alien- A person from a foreign country living in another country.

Sedition- Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state.

Nullification (doctrine of)- The idea that a state has the right not to follow a law passed by Congress.

Barbary Pirates- The group of people who attacked American ships along the Barbary Coast of Africa.

XYZ affair- The uproar created when the French representatives who greeted the American diplomats to discuss the French commandeering American trade ship demaded a lot of tribute money from the Americans to even speak with the French foreign minister, Tallyrand. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/barbarypiratesdef.htm

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