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Born:October 30, 1735Birthplace:Braintree, Mass.Education:Graduate of Harvard. (Lawyer)Work:Admitted to Massachusetts Bar, 1761; Elected to Massachusetts Assembly, 1770; Attended First Continental Congress, 1774-'76; Signed Declaration of Independence, 1776; Appointed Diplomat to France, 1776-'79; Member of assembly to form State Constitution of Massachusetts, Minister plenipotentiary in Europe, 1780, '81; Party to the Treaty of Peace with Gr. Britain, 1783; U.S. Minister to the British court, c. 1783- '88; Elected first Vice President, 1789; President, 1796.Died:July 4, 1826
Adams began his education in a common school in Braintree. He secured a scholarship to Harvard and graduated at the age of 20.
He apprenticed to a Mr. Putnam of Worcester, who provided access to the library of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, and was admitted to the Bar in 1761. He participated in an outcry against Writs of Assistance. Adams became a prominent public figure in his activities against the Stamp Act, in response to which he wrote and published a popular article, Essay on the Canon and Feudal Law. He was married on Oct. 25, 1764 and moved to Boston, assuming a prominent position in the patriot movement. He was elected to the Massachusetts Assembly in 1770, and was chosen one of five to represent the colony at the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Again in the Continental Congress, in 1775, he nominated Washington to be commander-in-chief on the colonial armies. Adams was a very active member of congress, he was engaged by as many as ninety committees and chaired twenty-five during the second Continental Congress. In May of 1776, he offered a resolution that amounted to a declaration of independence from Gr. Britain. He was shortly thereafter a fierce advocate for the Declaration drafted by Thos. Jefferson. Congress then appointed him ambassador to France, to replace Silas Dean at the French court. He returned from those duties in 1779 and participated in the framing of a state constitution for Massachusetts, where he was further appointed Minister plenipotentiary to negotiate a peace, and form a commercial treaty, with Gr. Britain. In 1781 he participated with Franklin, Jay and Laurens, in development of the Treaty of Peace with Gr. Britain and was a signer of that treaty, which ended the Revolutionary War, in 1783. He was elected Vice President of the United States under Geo. Washington in 1789, and was elected President in 1796. Adams was a Federalist and this made him an arch-rival of Thos. Jefferson and his Republican party. The discord between Adams and Jefferson surfaced many times during Adams' (and, later, Jefferson's) presidency. This was not a mere party contest. The struggle was over the nature of the office and on the limits of Federal power over the state governments and individual citizens. Adams retired from office at the end of his term in 1801. He was elected President of a convention to reform the constitution of Massachusetts in 1824, but declined the honor due to failing health.
He died on July 4, 1826 (incidentally, within hours of the death of Thos. Jefferson.) His final toast to the Fourth of July was "Independence Forever!" Late in the afternoon of the Fourth of July, just hours after Jefferson died at Monticello, Adams, unaware of that fact, is reported to have said, "Thomas Jefferson survives."
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Was Francis G Adams related to John Adams or John Q Adams?
Francis G Adams was related to neither John Adams or John Q adams but John Adams and John Q Adams are father and son father=John Adams son=John Q Adams
Are John Adams and John Qunicy Adams the same?
John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of John Adams.
Is the father of John Adams the 2ND president also named John Adams?
John Adams, Sr. was the name of the father of President John Adams. John Quincy Adams was John Adams' son.
Was it John Quincy Adams or John Adams in the xyz affair?
It was John Adams
Who was John Adams parents?
it was john Adams and savanna Adams
How were John Adams and Sam Adams related?
Samuel Adams and John Adams were second cousins. John Adams was James Adams father, John Quincy Adams was also John Adams son and James Adams brother. no there weren't brothers
What is John Adams sons name?
John Quincy Adams
Who was a better president John Adams or John Q Adams?
John Q. Adams
When did John Adams Senior become president?
Never. John Adams Senior never became president. The John Adams who became the second president was John Adams Jr, or John Adams the second. John Quincy Adams, the 6th US president, was John Adams Senior's grandchild.
Who led the Americans' negotiations with France?
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
Is Abigail Adams related to Sam Adams?
Well Samuel Adams was related to John Adams, they were cousins. John Adams was John Quincy Adams father. Therefore Samuel Adams was John Adams second cousin.
What were the names of John Adams' parents?
John Adams was the son of John Adams and Susanna Adams. A link can be found below.
