MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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He wrote Jefferson a good luck note.
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Adams tried to appoint as many Federalists as justices of the peace as possible.
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Adams tried to appoint as many Anti-Federalists as justices of the peace as possible.
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He appointed Jefferson’s cabinet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -With his retirement from public office, John and Abigail finally obtained the homelife that she had always wanted. They lived at Peacefield, their family farm in Quincy, Massachusetts. For the next twenty-six years, Adams seldom left home.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Convention of Montefontaine, signed in October, ended hostilities between France and the United States, and Adams considered the positive resolution of this crisis his greatest accomplishment as president.