John Adams

few months later because of the heinous accusation brought about and also because the courts were have a slow season in the middle of a possible revolution. As the trial started Jefferson teamed up with his good friend John Adams to be is defender because Jefferson knew that Adams has intelligent, had a way with words, and had worked as a defendant before and the justice system did not have the best public defenders. Jefferson also knew that it would be in his favor to have the same guy who…

ships. In the election of 1797, as John Adam’s won the presidency. The XYZ affair was occurred under the presidency of John Adam’s. The French was attacking the US ships, but Adam wanted to build a good relation between French and America. In response to this, Talleyrand’s three representatives, secretively known as X, Y, and Z demanded a $250,000 bribe and a $12 million US loan. This response further resulted in Quasi war with France which erupted in 1798. John Adam passed a Alien and Sedition…

Sedition Acts - In response to the war with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed in fear of another war with a foreign country. The acts were a series of laws that were passed in 1798 by the Federalist Congress and signed into the law by John Adams. The Naturalization Act complicated the citizenship process and the Alien Act gave the president the power to deport foreigners if they were seen as a threat. Along with the Alien Act, there was the Alien Enemy Act, which gave the…

The set of conversations that these letters contained included the petition of Mrs. Adams to John Adams to fight for women rights. But, this petition did not obtain the best results because Adams and his contemporaries failed to make a section pertaining women’s rights as a priority. Besides, many other women among the colonies shared the same idea one of them was Judith Sargent Murray.…

was a letter written by Abigail Adams for her husband John Adams in 1776. Mr. Adams was one of the founding fathers, and the second president of the United States. Mrs. Adams had a lot of influence on her husband, very much unlike other women during this time period. Before, during, and beyond the 1700’s, women were treated like second class citizens. This means that they were the mute work mules of families that were given no say in anything the men did. Mrs. Adams, along with several others,…

Significant Leaders during the American Revolution The American Revolution is what gained Patriots their independence from Great Britain and also gave us this beautiful country that we live in today. There were many historical people during the American Revolution however, all that information would take a plethora amount of time to explain, which I don’t have. With this in mind, I’m going to try to tell you all of the significant leaders during the American Revolution in my power. First of…

the supreme court the right they’re known for, declaring if a law is constitutional or not. When John Adams’ presidency was coming to an end, he realized how the Federalist party was also coming to an end. To leave a legacy, he made his friend John Marshall the Chief Justice the Judiciary Act of 1801. The Judiciary act of 1801 made 16 new federal judgeships, which were all appointed by President John Adams. When Jefferson became President, he realized that the Judicial branch was full of people…

Benjamin Franklin is one of the most significant people in American history. He is not only a founding father; he is also an author, inventor, scientist, and a diplomat. All of these things helped him provide great contributions to the United States history. These contributions include his many different inventions including the glass armonica, bifocals, and of course his most famous invention the lightning rod, which will be discussed more further in. Another one of Franklin’s contributions…

Marbury v. Madison In November 1800 John Adams, President of the United States lost the election to Thomas Jefferson (65 to 39) . He also lost the control of Congress. Adams was a Federalist and Jefferson was Republican. They both believed that victory by the other person will be a disaster for the nation. As one of his last acts, Adams convinced the Congress to pass a new law which will grant him the power to appoint new judges. Three of the new justices of peace could not been appointed…

principles, which is evident in George Washington’s emphasis on nationalism, Thomas Jefferson’s desire for the separation between the Church and the State, and John Adams’s desire for religion to promote moral and virtuous citizens. George Washington placed great emphasis on nationalism, and all efforts furthering citizen’s connection to…