Which three issues most correctly explain why the United States and France were nearly at war with each other during John Adams' Presidency? Select the three correct answers. The U.S. Had made military alliances with other European nations. The U.S. Was seizing French warships to improve their own navy. France had started a new colony in territory the U.S. Had claimed. France had overthrow its monarchy and the nation was in turmoil. The U.S. Would not repay its debts to the new French government. France was unhappy with the U.S.'s Jay Treaty with Great Britain.