John Adams - Foreign and Domestic TImeline By 14HawShe Oct 30, 1735 John Adams's birth Jan 1, 1751 Attended Harvard University Oct 25, 1764 Married Abigail Smith Period: Jan 1, 1774 to Jan 1, 1777 Member of First and Second Continental Congresses Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Jan 1, 1797 Served as George Washington's vice president Nov 1, 1796 George Washington's farewell address Period: Jan 1, 1797 to Jan 1, 1798 XYZ Affair Mar 4, 1797 Won presidency against Thomas Jefferson Adams won the election by only 3 electoral votes. Period: Jan 1, 1798 to Jan 1, 1800 Built American Navy Jun 18, 1798 Naturalization Act Jun 25, 1798 Alien Acts Period: Jul 14, 1798 to Mar 3, 1801 Sedition Act Jan 1, 1799 Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions introduced by Jefferson and Madison in their respective states Mar 4, 1801 Replaced by Thomas Jefferson as president
