However, American ships continued to trade between the French West Indies and France carrying primarily grains, sugar, and other foodstuffs. In 1794, England expressed its displeasure with the limited American interpretation of neutrality by capturing more than three hundred of these ships in the vicinity of the West Indies. This led to a different crisis, which was addressed by signing a negotiation, the Jay Treaty, between the United States and England. On the other hand, France felt betrayed by the so-called "neutrality" and its agreement with England, since France had substantially helped America during the American Revolution, and the Confederate government had signed an alliance in 1778 promising help if France were ever under attack. In the 1796 election, Federalists won a majority in congress, and John Adams became president. Adam continued Hamilton's pro-British foreign policy and strongly criticized French seizures of American merchant ships. As a result, growing tensions between the United States and France have further intensified; the XYZ Affair and the Quazi War (1798-1800) were the most immediate