John+Adams

John Adams John Adams was an American Founding Father, lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United. Hailing from New England, Adams, a prominent lawyer and public figure in Boston, was highly educated and represented Enlightenment values promoting republicanism. A Federalist, he was highly influential and one of the key Founding Fathers of the United States. In 1800 Adams was defeated for re-election by Thomas Jefferson and retired to Massachusetts. He and his wife, Abigail Adams, founded an accomplished family line of politicians, diplomats, and historians now referred to as the Adams political family. Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. His achievements have received greater recognition in modern times. John Adams was in office from March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 [] =**__ Alien and Sedition Act. __**= = =
 * __ John Adams, Second President of the United States __**

The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution's reign of terror and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War. These laws were set to crush/ eliminate opposition wars. =Kentucky and Virginia Resolution.=

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (or Resolves) were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. The kentucky and virginia resolution didnt like the fact that the alien and sedition act was trying to get rid of freedom of speech.

**Foreign Policy**.

As the French demand for a bribe came to be called. Adams sent representative to France to engage in talks to try to end the fighting. Neutrality/ Peace efforts.

Talleyrand would discuss a treaty only In exchange for a $250.000 bribe. French government also wanted a loan of 12million. Adams decision hot to declare war stained federalists. John Adams sent a couple men to meet with the king to have peace with France to stop the fighting. In March 1798 president Adams told congress that the peace-seeking.

John Adams ( Second Presidetns of the United States)

__Election of 1796__
= A. = = The political parties are the Federalist Party and the Democratic - Republican Party. The federalists wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade. The democratic- republicans wanted to limit the federal government’s powers. Alexander Hamilton was in the Federalist Party and Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were included in the Democratic Party. =

B.

= The election results were that John Adams had won and had elected James Madison as his vice president. =

C.

= · Xyz affair caused problems for the president (john Adams) = = · Controversy broke out over the alien and sedition acts = = · Competition in the election of 1796 =

I.

=Business people supported the federalists, and the farmers in isolated places favored the republicans, and then both sides attacked each other.=

=Federalist. = =federalist were people that supported the government and wanted a government. Federalists wanted government for every state. Federalist supported the constitution. = = =