Wars and Rebellions: John Adam's

During John Adams's presidency,  there was a major war called the Quasi War. This war officially started on July 7, 1798. The war was fought overseas by the United States and France. However, the war ended on September 30, 1800 due to the Treaty of Mortefontaine.

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Because the Quasi War occurred,  the Jay Treaty was signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1794. The French however, disagreed with the Jay Treaty and believed that it contradicted the Treaty of Alliance with the American colonists. The United States had created peace with both nations, but the French thought that the United States was favoring Britain.
John Adams attempted to prevent a war by trying to call peace with the two nations of Britain and France. The United States cancelled all treaties with the French and sent the US Navy to attack the French warships. Throughout the entire war, the United States only lost one warship to their enemy. Around the late 1800's, the French government had finally allowed the US to new negotiations.

John Dickinson

John Dickinson was born on November 2, 1732. Like his father, he decided to study law. He married Mary Norris and had five children. He traveled overseas to get to London because he wanted to study the court system. On his trip, he heard of people discussing ideas of the Enlightenment.
In 1757, Dickinson went back to Philadelphia so he could continue studying law. After three years of returning, he was elected to the Pennsylvania assembly and the Delaware legislature. John Dickinson went against Benjamin Franklin because there was an issue of the state turning into an outright British colony. Unfortunately, he lost the debate against Franklin, which made him lose his assembly seat.
The British government was in debt due to the Seven Years' War, which then created the Stamp Act of 1765. He published letters that pointed out the violations of the Stamp Act, which made him gain plenty of fame. In 1779, Dickinson had returned to the Continental Congress and was elected as president of Delaware. He was able to revise the Articles of Confederation, which later became the U.S. Constitution.  However, he was unable to sign the constitution because he died.