1850-1856: The publication of the Works of John Adams (edited by Charles Francis Adams) provided historians like Logan with the primary evidence of the “quas…

1850-1856: The publication of the Works of John Adams (edited by Charles Francis Adams) provided historians like Logan with the primary evidence of the “quasi-war” period. These documents reveal that the foundational diplomatic interactions between the U.S. and the “Black Republic” were driven by naval necessity and the desire to limit French influence in the Caribbean during the Federalist era.