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The Quasi-War [a] was an undeclared ... and on 18 June, President John Adams appointed Benjamin Stoddert the first Secretary of the Navy. [11] ...
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
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.
The XYZ Affair outraged the American public, and the United States and France engaged in an undeclared naval conflict known as the Quasi-War, which dominated the remainder of Adams's presidency. Adams presided over an expansion of the army and the navy, and the navy won several successes in the Quasi-War.
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 ...
Signed into law by President John Adams on July 9, 1798 An Act further to protect the commerce of the United States , (5th Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 68, 1 Stat. 578 ) is an act of Congress approved July 9, 1798, authorizing the President of the United States to use military force in the Quasi-War with France .
A unique document containing notes written by future President John Quincy Adams in preparation for his first case before the Supreme Court is for sale for $75,000.. In 1804, Adams, then a U.S ...
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States ... The Quasi-War continued, ...