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.