1797
Adams inauguration year
1797 is the year following 1796 and preceding 1798.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun identifying a specific point in historical time: The treaty was signed in 1797.
Years also modify nouns to indicate vintage or origin: a 1797 bottle of Madeira.
figures
French military dictator
- John AdamsSecond American chief executive
- Jenner
- Talleyrand
- Joseph Haydn
context
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- republicState with elected leaders
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
colonialism · empire · mercantilism · industrialization · neoclassicism · Romanticism · Federalist · guillotine
events
French emperor, military genius
- French RevolutionLate-1700s republican upheaval
- naval warfareMilitary operations at sea
- privateeringLicensed wartime ship seizure
- blockadeSealing off a place
Napoleon Bonaparte
French military dictator
- John AdamsSecond American chief executive
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- republicState with elected leaders
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
constitution · colonialism · empire · mercantilism · industrialization · neoclassicism · Romanticism · Federalist · guillotine · salon
Napoleon
French emperor, military genius
- French RevolutionLate-1700s republican upheaval
- naval warfareMilitary operations at sea
- privateeringLicensed wartime ship seizure
Talleyrand · blockade · diplomacy · alliance