John Adams
2nd President of the United States of America
Term
1797-1801
Party
Federalist
Vice President
Thomas Jefferson
Election Opponents
Thomas Jefferson
America At This Time
- Had an Army and a Navy but were not equipped for war
- A lot of immigrants were coming into America
Key People of the Presidency
- Thomas Jefferson- Developed the Kentucky plan
- James Madison- Developed the Virginia Plan
- John Marshall- Asserted power to the supreme court to determine what is constitutional
Quotes
"Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among the people!"
Economic Policies
Hamiltons Plan was continued- A financial program to pay of national debt, protect national industries and to create a national bank.
Foreign Policies
XYZ Affair- French ministers demanded bribes to negotiate the seizing of US warships by the french.
Alien and Sedition Acts- An act passed to weaken Democratic-Republicans
- Naturalization act- makes it harder to become a citizen
- Alien act- President can deport any aliens considered dangerous
- Sedition act- Made it illegal for newspapers to criticize the president or congress
Domestic Policies
Alien and Sedition Acts- An act passed to weaken Democratic-Republicans
- Naturalization act- makes it harder to become a citizen
- Alien act- President can deport any aliens considered dangerous
- Sedition act- Made it illegal for newspapers to criticize the president or congress
Revolution of 1800- Peaceful transfer of power from Federalist to Democratic-Republican (Jefferson)