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question 13
how did the election of 1796 increase political tensions?

• president john adams and vice president thomas jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agree on government policy.
• northerners were unhappy that southerners, who counted enslaved people as part of the population, had so much more representation in congress.
• after the revolution, women demanded an equal voice and vote in politics.
• farmers and shopkeepers were angry that the wealthy elite controlled the major leadership of the government.

question 14
why did jefferson oppose the sedition act?

• he thought it violated freedom of speech.
• he saw opposition as a way to promote states rights.
• he felt that he was a target of the act.
• he saw opposition as a way to win the election.

Explanation:

Question 13

To determine the answer, we analyze each option:

• The 1796 election resulted in John Adams (Federalist) as President and Thomas Jefferson (Democratic - Republican) as Vice - President. Their different party affiliations and policy disagreements led to political tensions.
• The issue of northerners being unhappy about southern representation due to enslaved people's counting was related to the Three - Fifths Compromise and not the 1796 election's political tensions.
• Women's demand for political voice was not a direct result of the 1796 election.
• Anger of farmers and shopkeepers about the wealthy elite's control was a more general political concern and not specific to the 1796 election's outcome.

To find the answer, we evaluate each option:

• The Sedition Act restricted speech critical of the government. Jefferson, a proponent of civil liberties, believed it violated the First Amendment's freedom of speech.
• Jefferson's opposition to the Sedition Act was not mainly about promoting states' rights through opposition.
• There is no evidence that Jefferson felt he was a target of the act.
• Jefferson's opposition was not a strategy to win an election.

Answer:

A. President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agree on government policy.

Question 14