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The presidency of John Adams, began on March 4, 1797, when John Adams was inaugurated as the second President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1801. Adams, who had served as vice president under George Washington , took office as president after winning the 1796 presidential election .
The Quasi-War [a] was an undeclared war from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic.It was fought almost entirely at sea, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States, with minor actions in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
July 9 – The Quasi–War begins when Adams signs a bill granting all American vessels legal authority to capture armed French vessels anywhere in the ocean. [1] July 13 – Washington accepts Adams' nomination as commander-in-chief. [1] July 14 Adams signs the fourth and final of the Alien and Sedition Acts: the Sedition Act.
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
America paid to Algiers during the presidency of George Washington and his successor, John Adams (1797-1801), $1,000,000, or a fifth of the government's annual budget, in tribute. [ 26 ] First Barbary War (1801–1805)
USS Argus, Chesapeake, Constellation, USS Constitution, Enterprise, Intrepid, Philadelphia, Vixen, President, Congress, Essex, John Adams, Nautilus, Scourge, Syren, and Hornet (joined in 1805) all saw service during the war, under the overall command of Preble. Throughout 1803, Preble set up and maintained a blockade of the Barbary ports while ...
A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe (New York UP, 2021) review; Anderson, William G. "John Adams, the Navy, and the Quasi-War with France." American Neptune 30 (1970): 117–132. Bauer, Jean. "With Friends Like These: John Adams and the Comte de Vergennes on Franco-American Relations." Diplomatic History 37.4 (2013 ...