When John Adams became the second president of the United States in ... Adams had to prepare his country for war. In an ...

Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.

The day ended in a British retreat to Boston. But the war would be long — John Adams had predicted it might span 10 years — and the outcome never assured. On June 17, the Americans ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

From the moment John Adams entered the presidency in 1797, the United States was in a state of undeclared war with France. The Quasi-War, as it was known, dominated his presidency, monopolizing ...

John Adams was many things: lawyer ... the XYZ Affair involved confrontations with France in 1797 and 1798 which became known the “Quasi- War.” Much of Adams’ presidency was dedicated to dealing with ...

Between 1778 and 1788, John Adams served his country as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. His independent, unbending temperament was not ideal for diplomacy, and his ...

John Adams and Abigail Smith meet for the first time. They will become reacquainted in two years, and their courtship will blossom. February 10: The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War ...

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching ...

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson will always be ... while Jefferson's refusal to enter the world arena of war might be seen as a weakness. This is not necessarily my own view, but I make the ...

John Adams, Courtesy: Adams National Historical Park ... Charles lived in New York with Revolutionary War General Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who some historians believe to have been homosexual ...