PROBLEMS DURING PRESIDENCY
- During the XYZ affair, John Adams gained a lot of criticism from the people because he wasn't fighting the French when they captured many of our merchant ships.
- Had to pass the Alien and Sedition acts to shut the critics up.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING PRESIDENCY
- Signed the Alien alien and sedition acts.
- Built the navy. It started out with 4 ships: the Constellation, United States, Chesapeake, and the President.
- Won the Quasi War with France.
- John Adams ended the war with France using Diplomacy.
- Appointed John Marshall to supreme Court.
- 1st Vice-President and 2nd president of the United States.
- John Adams moved the government to Washington D.C.
- His first term was March 4, 1797 all the way threw March 4, 1801.