1. John Adams 1797-1801

2. Born: October 30, 1735 Died: July 4, 1826 Presidential Term: March 4, 1797- March 4, 1801 Party: Federalist party

3. Fact #1 John Adams lead in making his presidency the example of republican values, while he also stressed civic virtue. John Adams also continued to strengthen the central government, in particular by expanding the navy and army.

4. Fact #2 XYZ Affair The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, which was early in the administration of John Adams. This involved the United States and Republican France. The reason why the name XYZ came into play was because these letters derived from the names of the French diplomats in the documents released by the Adams administration.

5. Fact #3 The Alien and Sedition Act The Alien and Sedition Act were four bills that were passed in 1798 by the federalists in the 5 th United States congress, in the aftermath of the French Revolution and also during an undeclared war with France, later known as the Quasi-War. These laws were signed by President John Adams. These four bills were intended to protect the Americans from their foreign enemies, which would be France. They did this by making it harder for foreigners to become citizens and also gave the President John Adams power to deport anyone of suspicion. This act was ruled unconstitutional.

6. Fact #4 Quasi-War The undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War was with France during 1798 through the 1800’s. The location of which this war was fought was the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.

7. Fact #5: Peace with France John Adams decision to push for peace with France, rather than to continue hostilities, that hurt his popularity was overall a good idea. This may have hurt his popularity but it did keep the nation out of war. John Adams said, in a letter to James Lloyd, January 1815, of peace: "I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of the peace with France in the year 1800.”