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media type="youtube" key="qCYbhHxI_H4" height="315" width="420" [|John Adams Presidency] Lauren Ridgeway


 * John Adams’s presidency had a negative representation. He was a strict federalist, which meant that he believed fully in the constitution. Some people did not appreciate his beliefs and wished the power would of been held in the states. Also, he was known to be a very vain man who did not do a very good job picking his cabinet. People felt as if Adams was all words, but no actions to back up what he said, especially when dealing with the war with France. Additionally, the citizens were furious about the Sedition Act. John Adams most likely lost the election of 1800 because he did not go to war with France. **
 * However, now people are starting to realize Adams made many positive choices during his presidency. He kept the trading going between the United States and France. Also, with not allowing the US to go to war with France, he had the state's best interest at heart. He knew that we weren’t financially prepared for war and didn’t have the right supplies. Also, the US and France had a strong alliance and he did not want to break it just to go to war. **