John Adams’ Administration
Domestic Policies
1. Alien and Sedition Acts
1) Naturalization Act
- time was increased from
5 to 14 years to become
a citizen
Foreign Policies
1. XYZ Affair
- agents sent by Talleyrand to bribe
Americans for $250,000 and a
$10 million loan for Talleyrand
2) Alien Act
- President has power to deport
3) Alien Enemies Act
- gave government power to arrest
and deport any foreigners from a
country at war with the US
4) Sedition Act
- crime to write or speak critically
about the federal government,
federal laws, the President, and
members of Congress
2. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
- states’ rights
2. Convention of 1800
- France and US agreed to peace
Presidential Cabinet:
Secretary of State – Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War – James McHenry
Secretary of Treasury – Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Attorney General –Charles Lee
Postmaster General – Joseph Habersham