Creation of the US Navy
John Adams created the first U.S. Navy. The reason John Adams created the Navy was because of the XYZ Affair. The fight between the U.S. and France worried Adams and he decided he needed to keep the country safe because the tension between the United States and France was building. On March 27, 1794 Congress passed the Naval Act which established the the first naval force of the United States of America. The U.S. Navy helped the Americans fight the War of 1812 and without the navy the war might have gone very differently for the Americans. In the end, John Adams creation of the U.S. Navy was extremely beneficial for the United States.