What led to John Adams to be running for president?

Answer 1

He didnt really get inspired... He thought that there just should be a higher ranking authority of the united states
Washington was immensely popular as a war hero and was an obvious choice as the first president for both federalists and anti-federalists.

Answer 2

On 8 October 1776, Jefferson the country again called on Jefferson to serve in its name, nominating him as the U.S. Representative to Paris. Jefferson declined the appointment to stay in Virginia to continue his service in the legislature. The continuing war destroyed many valuable tobacco crops which Jefferson cultivated, causing huge financial losses for him. Jefferson stepped down from his position, believing that the government should have someone with military experience in charge while engaged in a war, and General Thomas Nelson assumed his office. In 1779, Jefferson served as Governor of Virginia, during which time he composed the bill which would become the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom. The bill did not become law in 1786. In 1782, Jefferson's wife Martha died, leaving him with four daughters.

In 1783, Jefferson was elected to the new national congress and he went to Annapolis to assume his office. During this term, Jefferson created the decimal system for currency that is still in use. On 5 July 1784 Jefferson became plenipotentiary to France as an assistant to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams in their negotiations for commercial treaties with the French. He succeeded Franklin as the sole plenipotentiary to France in May of 1785, a position in which he served for three years. Jefferson returned from Europe in 1788, at which time he returned to Virginia to spend some time with his three remaining daughters. His youngest, Lucy, had died during his stay in France. Shortly afterwards, in 1789, George Washington, the new president appointed Jefferson to serve as his Secretary of State. His service was heavily criticized by opponents led by Alexander Hamilton, and Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State in 1794. He then announced his retirement from public life.

In 1796, however, the country again turned to Jefferson for leadership, nominating him to run for President. Jefferson lost by three electoral votes, which under the law of the time awarded him the office of vice president to vanquishing opponent, John Adams. Jefferson had originally agreed to return to public life because of his opposition to the Jay Treaty of 1795. The treaty negotiated commercial rights between the United States and Britain, but caused an uproar in the United States, which felt that John Jay had made too many concessions to the crown. Jefferson felt that without the treaty, the United States could have secured recognition of the neutral rights for itself.

In 1801, the electoral college voted Jefferson president. During his first term, Jefferson doubled the size of the country through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. He contributed to the worldwide scientific community through the Lewis and Clark expedition which began with preparations after congressional approval in 1802, and ended upon the return of the Corps of Discovery in 1806. Jefferson eliminated the whiskey tax, reduced the national deficit, and defeated the Barbary Pirates who were harassing American commercial ships in the Mediterranean. Jefferson was re-elected in 1804 and spent most of his second term protecting the neutral rights of American merchants from the British and French. He attempted to prevent the U.S. involvement in the Napoleonic Wars by imposing an embargo on American shipping. The embargo was unpopular and did not work very well. Jefferson left office in 1809, succeeded by his Secretary of State, James Madison.

Jefferson officially retired from public life in extreme debt. He went back to Monticello to live out the rest of the days, during which time he designed and oversaw the construction of the University of Virginia, beginning in 1819. The University opened in 1825. He obtained money through the assistance of friends who still held official positions. They organized fundraisers for the former president and lobbied to his creditors to forgive his debts. Jefferson died on 4 July 1826, exactly 50 years after he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Ironically enough, John Adams died later the same day, and his last words were "Thomas Jefferson still lives." Jefferson is buried at Monticello, marked by a gravestone displaying the inscription: "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia. Born April 2 1743 Died July 4 1826.

Answer 3

John Adams was an important leader from the beginning of the Revolution. He was from Massachusetts where the fighting began. He came in second in the first two elections and so was the vice-president under Washington and was understood to be the "heir apparent" for the presidency. He did not have to do much running to become a candidate.

Answer 4

George Washington was the first president of the U.S.A. When he was 21 he was sent by the British to tell the French to get out of their territory. He never told a lie. Legeand has it that he cut down a cherry tree. You wonder why that was so important. Well, back then they were respected because of their beauty and fruit.

Answer 5

George Washington did not run for President. He was the obvious first choice since he had been commanding the Colonial army for some ten years. He could have refused to run, but he thought it was his duty to serve for two terms.

Answer 6

His father had been president so he had an idea about what the job was like.

He was vin Texas politics, was elected Governor and was rather popular . People began thinking of him as a presidential candidate. The fact that his brother was governor of Florida and was also mentioned as a candidate and the fact that the Democrat , Clinton< who had defeated his father's bid for a second term was retiring may have also been a factor.

Answer 7

He didn't choose to run for president, he was chosen to be president by the American people.

Answer 8

his father