USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. John Adams, a Federalist, was the second president of the United States. He served from 1797-1801. John Adams’s presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly-formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans .

Detailed explanation-2: -John Adams, a Federalist, was the second president of the United States. He served from 1797-1801. John Adams’s presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly-formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George Washington during both terms (1789-1792) (1793-1796).

Detailed explanation-4: -Influential public leaders who accepted the Federalist label included John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Rufus King, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

Detailed explanation-5: -These two political parties were divided over the issue of the strength of the government. The Federalists argued for a strong central government, while Democratic-Republicans believed that the state governments should be stronger than the central government.