What Were John Adams Major Accomplishments

John Adams is known in history for his self centeredness and stubborn headedness. As the second president of The United States, John Adams was not very popular among the American citizens for the bills he passed and the way he treated wars. However, John Adams will still be known as one of the great founding fathers of this nation.
John Adams grew up in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts. His father, John Adams Sr., was a farmer and minister. There is not known about his mom, Susanna, except that she had a temper and short fuse. They were not a wealthy family, but lived a very comfortable life. As a boy John Adams had very little interest in education and often skipped school to go outside and play. His favorite hobbies when he was young was

Most of John Adams’ presidency was consumed with the French revolution and “Quasi-War”. The French revolution was when the citizens of France wanted the de-Christianization of their nation. This lead to the execution of the King and Queen and many aristocrats. Problems arose for America when British joined the coalition against France. The British also thought that the US should stop trading with France. Many believed that a war would start with Britain, but John Adams thought war would be disastrous. Adams instead sent John Jay over to Britain to secure an alliance via a peace treaty. However, France saw this as America joining the fight against them, and they fought

He accomplished this by asking Congress to appropriate funds for defensive measures. These included the growth of the Navy, improvement of coastal defenses army, and authority for the President to summon up to 80,000 militiamen to active duty. Congress then passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts stopped anyone from publicly disapproving of the government, and also allowed the government to stop immigration from foreign countries and kick out immigrants they saw as a threat. John Adams reluctantly signed these acts, and he became very unpopular due to this.
There was some bloodshed between American vessels and French vessels on the ocean and this became known as the Quasi-War crisis. A lot of Americans wanted a full blown war with France, to save Great Britain and end the French revolution. John Adams, however, was against war and wanted to resolve the issue peacefully, if possible. In the winter of 1799, France was finally willing to negotiate openly with Americans, and America and France signed the Treaty of Mortefontaine, which ended the Quasi-War