In an attempt to quell criticism, this President signed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
This man addressed Ebenezer Thayer in a letter named for the "Instructions" of his home town. A house that this man owned as the Ambassador to the Netherlands was the first American-owned embassy on foreign soil. This man offered economic assistance to the Haitian Revolution of Toussaint L'Ouverture. The Direct Tax this man signed led to the rebellion of John (*) Fries. This author of the Braintree Instructions declared that "facts are stubborn things" while defending Thomas Preston and the other British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. In an attempt to quell criticism, this President signed the Alien and Sedition Acts. For 10 points, name this second President of the United States.
This man addressed Ebenezer Thayer in a letter named for the "Instructions" of his home town.
John Adams [prompt on "Adams"; do NOT accept or prompt on "John Q. Adams" or "John Quincy Adams," as that is his son] 