From the moment John Adams entered the presidency in 1797, the United States was in a state of undeclared war with France. The Quasi-War, as it was known, dominated his presidency, monopolizing ...

John Adams was many ... with America (diplomatic and trade). Related to the Jay Treaty, the XYZ Affair involved confrontations with France in 1797 and 1798 which became known the “Quasi- War.” Much of ...

With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s ...

John Adams called the Alien ... of most modern historians when he calls Adams' decision to support the acts "unquestionably the biggest blunder in his presidency." During a two-week period ...

Though the election has been labeled “dirty,” the constitutional procedures for electing a president were faithfully carried out. Challenges: John Quincy Adams was a Harvard graduate, an intellectual, ...