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Why did President Adams have the worst approach for conducting foreign affairs? (between Washington and Jefferson)

Answer 1

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John Adams, a Federalist and America's second president, conducted a foreign policy that was at once cautious, underrated, and paranoid. His foreign policy responses rank from good to poor; while he kept the U.S. out of the full-blown war, he fatally hurt the Federalist party.

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Answer 2

Answer: John Adams, a Federalist and America's second president, conducted a foreign policy that was at once cautious, underrated, and paranoid. His foreign policy responses rank from good to poor; while he kept the U.S. out of the full-blown war, he fatally hurt the Federalist party. France, interpreting the treaty as a newly formed alliance between the United States and an old enemy, retaliated by ordering the seizure of American ships carrying British goods. This plunged Adams into a foreign crisis that lasted for the duration of his administration.

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