XYZ Affair:

When 3 spies from France were sent to get us to bribe France.

Alien & Sedition Acts:

Acts passed to make it harder for people to immigrate to the U.S.

Jay’s Treaty:

The treaty John Jay made with Britain. It The Britain had to leave the western forts by June 1796, and had to pay American ship owners.

John Adams

Characteristic:

Foreign Relationships

With the XYZ affair, the Alien & Sedition Acts and Jay's Treaty, it seams like his whole presidency was all about foreign relationships.