https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8 Important events throughout Adam's time as our second president, what happened and how he reacted to them. en-us 2017-02-09 19:09:59 UTC 2017-02-28 17:19:22 UTC hello@padlet.com dkuhlman https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/152892531 A dispute with France started right after Adam's took office. When America tried to use Jay's Treaty as a way to help Britain against France. France repayed the U.S. by taking down some U.S. ships with cargo for Britain. After Adam's attempt to send a delegation to France to seize the conflict, the minister of France, Charles de Talleyrand sent 3 french agents, who would later be known as X, Y and Z, to be representatives to a demand for a bribe for the French from the U.S..]]> 2017-02-09 19:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/152892531 dkuhlman https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/152897280 Because of the incident of the XYZ Affair, Congress strengthened it's army and navy in which George Washington was the commanding general of. War was never declared between the two, but their navy ships fought on numerous occasions and because of this Adam's representatives made a deal and confirmed peace in 1800]]> 2017-02-09 19:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/152897280 dkuhlman https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/152898129 U.S. citizens were already questioning whether or not European immigrants would stay loyal to them in the situations that France does go to war with the U.S., so Adam set up a program of laws that restricted people from participating or starting events sympathizing for the French Revolution.]]> 2017-02-09 19:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/152898129 dkuhlman https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/153176248 Virginia and Kentucky claimed that the Alien and Sedition Act could not go into play because it was unconstitutional. Kentucky wanted to nullify and Federalist law that was deemed unconstitutional. These claims started the weakening of the power Federalist had. ]]> 2017-02-10 20:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/153176248 dkuhlman https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/153176318 Once again France was beginning to destroy U.S. navy ships. Federalists tried to push Adam to declare war with France to Improve chances of Federalist's winning the future election, but Adam's wouldn't make that decision based off winning the election, so he sent another representative to make another peace treaty with France. This led to the demise of any chance the Federalists had to win the election, leaving the slot open for Democratic-Republican, Thomas Jefferson. ]]> 2017-02-10 20:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dkuhlman/gvblq4bnohs8/wish/153176318