Presidency of John Adams

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United States presidential administration presidency

The Presidency of John Adams was the second U.S. presidential administration (1797–1801), marked by intense partisan conflict, the quasi-war with France, and the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts.

Aliases (2)

Adams administration ×3
John Adams administration ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential administration → presidency →
associatedEvent	Midnight Judges →
capitalMovedTo	Washington, D.C. →
conflict	Quasi-War →
conflictWith	French First Republic →
country	United States →
created	United States Department of the Navy → United States Marine Corps →
domesticIssue	Alien and Sedition Acts controversy →
domesticPolicy	expansion of the United States Navy → strengthening of federal judiciary →
election	1796 United States presidential election →
endCause	defeat in 1800 United States presidential election →
endTime	1801-03-04 →
followedBy	Presidency of Thomas Jefferson →
foreignPolicyCrisis	XYZ Affair →
historicalEra	Early national period of the United States →
ideologicalConflict	Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans →
issue	freedom of speech and press → states’ rights →
judicialAppointment	John Marshall →
judiciaryAct	Judiciary Act of 1801 →
legislativeBranch	5th United States Congress → 6th United States Congress →
location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Washington, D.C. →
majorOpponent	Thomas Jefferson →
navalConflict	naval engagements in the Caribbean Sea →
officeHolder	John Adams →
opposedBy	Democratic-Republican Party →
ordinalNumber	2 →
politicalParty	Federalist Party →
positionAppointed	Chief Justice of the United States →
precededBy	Presidency of George Washington →
relatedDocument	Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions →
residence	President's House in Philadelphia → President's House in Washington →
signed	Alien Enemies Act → Alien Friends Act → Alien and Sedition Acts → Naturalization Act of 1798 → Sedition Act of 1798 →
significantEvent	first U.S. president to reside in the White House →
startTime	1797-03-04 →
treaty	Convention of 1800 →
treatyEffect	ended Quasi-War →
treatyWith	French First Republic →
vicePresident	Thomas Jefferson →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Washington administration ("Adams administration") →	followedBy
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson →	follows
Early Republic of the United States →	hasPart
Convention of 1800 ("John Adams administration") →	negotiatedDuring
William Marbury ("Adams administration") →	precededBy
XYZ Affair ("Adams administration") →	significantFor