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John Adams Shannon Boothe ** Born October 30th 1735 ** A.P. U.S History ** Died July 4th 1826 ** September, 11 2008 John Adams served one term from 1797 to 1801, he was a federalist and a B- president. His Administration however can only receive a C- from me. The Vice President was Thomas Jefferson and he was one of the only reasons this administration ranked as high as it did. The administration was mostly federalist, who based almost everything on wealth. John Adams got the rank that he got because he went to war at sea with the French for good reasons and never blew it out of proportion, and he pulled out at a proper time no matter what some others say. However I found him disappointing when I discovered he supported the Alien and Sedition Act. Being half the man Washington was as President was a goal in its self for Adam’s. He really wanted to continue with Washington’s ideas and plans. It was easier for him to continue with the cabinet from Washington’s Presidency before. Washington’s basic plans where to get the government properly set up If not for him we may not have had the three branches and things like the inaugural ball. So it made it especially difficult considering Washington made the good impression and it’s much harder to stand at the same height as him when he had done so much for American first. The Relationship between John Adams and Congress was neither great nor awful. He had already had a pretty steady relationship with Congress when he worked with them as Vice President. Congress was also a great aid to the Navy when they appropriated money to make three frigates and to build other additional ships. At this time most were Federalist’s, and in the 1798-1799 election their bulk grew to the biggest victory on History. Some laws such as the Alien and the Sedition Act where directly against America’s Principles and even the Bill of Rights. America had an open door policy but the Alien Act put an end to that and the Sedition Act went against rights in the first Amendment (the Freedom of Speech and Press) by imprisoning and fining anyone who threatened the policies of the government or to slandered any of its officials. Even though these laws may have been in violation, they where still passed because the majority of Congress and the Supreme Court were Federalists. Still they put an expiration date on the Sedition act just in case they didn’t win the next election. Unfortunately the President’s administration’s most positive has yet to be found, at least from my point of view. They did little to impress me, since most where Hamilton’s federalist goons. Hamilton’s only thought that a small group of rich and powerful people should run the government and they would do anything to become closer to Britain again, even if it meant risking war with France. Which is one of the main reasons they where ready to sever ties with Adam’s after the Convention of 1800’s. On the other hand Thomas Jefferson did come up with the Kentucky Resolution’s, a series of resolutions to fight back against the Alien and Sedition Act which was not only accepted by the Kentucky Legislature in 1798 and 1799 but also the basis of the Virginia Resolutions written by James Madison. Their most negative outcome is the Alien and Sedition Act. They used their influence to pass these laws no matter how unpatriotic they where. The President’s decision to reinstate peace with France which the Federalist’s despised so much was actually a decision that would and still does influence generations. If he hadn’t made peace with France there would have been no such thing as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. If Adam’s had continued to go to war with France Napoleon would never have made the deal under and circumstances. However in this particular situation the president’s administration would have voted no if they could. The country I would say was better off with the President but I stand by my grade from the beginning there are still decisions made that I do not particularly agree with such as the Alien and the Sedition Act. Bibliography http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/adams/essays/biography/1 http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/presidents/02JA.htm http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/ja2.html http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000039 http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/ADAMS.HTM http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_John_Adams.htm http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja2.html http://www.historynet.com/american-history-the-first-real-two-party-us-presidential-election-in-1796.htm