Yet American ships continued to trade between the French West Indies and France, carrying mainly grain, sugar, and other foodstuffs. In 1794, England expressed its dissatisfaction with the limited American interpretation of neutrality by capturing more than three hundred of these ships near the West Indies. This led to a different crisis, and it was resolved by the signing of a negotiation, the Jay Treaty, between the United States and England. On the other hand, France felt betrayed by so-called "neutrality" and its agreement with England, as France had greatly aided America during the American Revolution and the Confederate government had signed an alliance in 1778 promising aid if France was ever under control. attack. In the election of 1796, the Federalist won a majority in Congress and John Adams became president. Adam continued Hamilton's pro-British foreign policy and sharply criticized French seizures of American merchant ships. As a result, growing tensions between the United States and France increased further; the XYZ affair and the Quazi war (1798-1800) were the immediate consequences