MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Making internal improvements (roads, canals, etc.)
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Exploring the Western territory.
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Funding public education.
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Promoting scientific advancements and discoveries.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As president, Adams called for an ambitious agenda that included federally funded infrastructure projects, the establishment of a national university, and engagement with the countries of Latin America, but Congress refused to pass many of his initiatives.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1828, he broke ground for the 185-mile C & 0 Canal. Adams also urged the United States to take a lead in the development of the arts and sciences through the establishment of a national university, the financing of scientific expeditions, and the erection of an observatory.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -One of Adams’s first goals as president was to improve the relationship between the United States and France.
Detailed explanation-5: -He consistently advocated abolitionist views and policies while condemning slavery as an immoral institution and attacking the interests of Southern slaveholders. During the Mexican-American War of 1848, Adams was one of the leading opponents of annexing Texas, presciently predicting that it would lead to civil war.