MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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arms
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peace
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the outset, however, President Adams sought a peaceful solution, if it could be had on honorable terms for the United States. He talked pugnaciously and urged a military buildup, but his goal was to demonstrate American resolve and, he hoped, bring France to the bargaining table.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adams, however, had become a prominent advocate of separation of powers and of checks and balances to protect against the power of absolute government.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Harvard-educated lawyer, he early became identified with the patriot cause; a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, he led in the movement for independence. During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Paris A revived Adams returned to Paris in 1782 to negotiate the peace treaty that would end the Revolutionary War.