What was happening in 1797

John and Abigail Adams lacked an expense account to furnish the house and a staff to maintain it. Yet, they were expected to host social functions and official receptions. However, President Adams did not have to struggle under the burden for long. Just a few months after moving into the White House, he turned it over to Thomas Jefferson, who defeated him in the election of Despite the initial hardships and inadequacies of the federal government's new home, a general optimism about the city prevailed.

Unlike the Adamses, who were from Massachusetts, Jefferson knew the Potomac region well and had long supported its location for the nation's capital. Jefferson's election renewed enthusiasm for the federal government and provided impetus for the further development of Washington, D. France agrees to lift its embargos on American ships, cancel all letters of marque, and respect neutral ships and property. The United States agrees to return captured warships but not captured privateers.

Spain cedes the Louisiana territory to France with the signing of the secret Treaty of San Idlefonso. Leaders express alarm because the French could be a potentially dangerous enemy in the region.

The fourth presidential election is held. Adams, the Federalist Party candidate, loses his bid for reelection. A tie in electoral votes between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr throws the election into the House of Representatives, with Jefferson emerging the winner. Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third President of the United States, becoming the first President to be inaugurated in Washington, D. John Adams's term as President officially ends.

Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Help inform the discussion Support the Miller Center. University of Virginia Miller Center. Breadcrumb U. March 4, May 15, May 19, Negotiating with France. June 24, October 18, January 8, The Eleventh Amendment.

April 3, April 7, May 3, Appointing Benjamin Stoddert. May 28, June 18, Alien and Sedition Acts. June 25, July 6, July 7, Washington appointed commander in chief. July 14, September 12, Franklin's grandson arrested. November 16, February 9, Victory against France. March 30, The Chesapeake, not prepared for battle, loses three men and has twenty wounded, and permits the British to board. The British naval officers board, seize four men who had deserted the royal navy, hang them from a yardarm, and sail away.

September 1, Aaron Burr Acquitted of Treason After his planned conspiracy to attack Texas and secede from the Union fails, Burr is captured and tried for treason. Chief Justice Marshall rules that the inoperative intent to divide the Union does not constitute treason, and Burr is acquitted. He intends the embargo to work as peaceable coercion, forcing the British and French to respect American neutrality at sea. March 3, The Embargo Act is Repealed After over a year of economic suffering in the United States, and the rise of vocal public criticism of the Embargo Act, the act is repealed, and replaced with a tamer non-intercourse law regarding France and Britain.

March 4, James Madison Inaugurated Though the nation was disappointed with Jefferson's final major action in office, the Embargo Act, the Republicans remained the majority party, and James Madison easily won the election, becoming the nation's fourth president in Animal Farm Dr.

Jekyll and Mr. October 11, Battle of Camperdown. Defeat of the Dutch Batavian Republic fleet. October 17, Peace of Campo Formio. Austria is forced to agree to the French possession of Belgium, the extension of the French eastern frontier to the Rhine, and the transformation of northern Italy into a French dependency.

This is the end of the War of the First Coalition. France won. Commander: Bonaparte. Desaix is commander temp while Bonaparte is on a diplomatic mission. The Congress was convened in order to negotiate recompense for the German princes who lost these lands. These negotiations, however, will be unsuccessful. The participants: Negotiating for the Austrians are Metternich Sr. Representative of the Swabian Counts: Count de Sickingen. Bonaparte had left Rastatt before negotiations began.

This congress formally opened on January 19, It will last until April 23, More History. History Map Archive Search chronologically or by continent. Lenin Joseph Stalin. Greco-Persian Wars.