Matthew Schreiber Period 4 Due 9/28/11 Submitted 9/28/11 Adams Presidential Outline APUS History President?s Name: Adams, John Term Served: 1797 - 1801 Vocabulary: XYZ Affair ? French delegates demanded money from the U.S. in order to begin negotiations between the two countries. This incident was made public but only referred to the French delegates as X, Y, and Z. This led to an undeclared naval war between the two countries. Navy Department is created ? In 1798, Adams nominated Benjamin Stoddert as Sec Nav, to lead the new Navy Department.