He came up with the Alien and Sedition act. This limited who came into the U.S. and limited personal freedom. Adams then expanded the weak Navy. He did this because instead of going to war or rather being afraid that the French would attack, he built a larger navy. Another precedent he made was the X.Y.Z affair. The X.Y.Z affair was when three ministers from France sent a letter that asked for $250,000. John Adams denied this bribe. John Adams was also the first to leave, or to be elected out, after the first term as president. He was the first president to live in the white house. Those precedents were set because after John Adams lived in the White House, every president from then on would live there. Some presidents were also elected out or stepped down after their first
He came up with the Alien and Sedition act. This limited who came into the U.S. and limited personal freedom. Adams then expanded the weak Navy. He did this because instead of going to war or rather being afraid that the French would attack, he built a larger navy. Another precedent he made was the X.Y.Z affair. The X.Y.Z affair was when three ministers from France sent a letter that asked for $250,000. John Adams denied this bribe. John Adams was also the first to leave, or to be elected out, after the first term as president. He was the first president to live in the white house. Those precedents were set because after John Adams lived in the White House, every president from then on would live there. Some presidents were also elected out or stepped down after their first