Question: what major events happened during john adams presidency?
Answer: March 4, 1797. Inauguration. ...  May 15, 1797. Special session. ...  May 19, 1797. Negotiating with France. ...  June 24, 1797. Making a militia. ...  October 18, 1797. XYZ Affair. ...  January 8, 1798. The Eleventh Amendment. ...  April 3, 1798. XYZ Affair exposed. ...  April 7, 1798. Mississippi Territory.