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John Quincy Adams used his position as a member of the House of Representatives to advocate against slavery, both by giving speeches and presenting petitions. He would eventually serve as the 6th President of the United States.

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Who said when annual elections end there slavery begins?

John Quincy Adams


Did John Quincy Adams end slavery?

He was a southerner, and had held slaves at one point but by 1860 he did not support slavery.


Why did John Quincy Adams term end?

He was no longer president.


How old was John qunicy Adams when John Adams was in office?

John Quincy Adams was 29 at the beginning of his father's term and 33 at the end.


What did president John Quincy Adams believe at the end of his presidency?

nothin


What did John Quincy Adams do to help end slavery?

John Quincy Adams was a strong opponent of slavery and used the various positions he held to promote abolition of slavery As president he proposed programs that would lead to an end to slavery, but was unable to get it through Congress. Later in life, as a Congressman, he argued that if a civil war ever broke out the president could abolish slavery by using his war powers, a policy followed by President Abraham Linclon (Emancipation Proclamation 1863) who eventually succeeded.


How did John Quincy Adams life come to an end?

he died of old age


What role did president John Quincy Adams play in the American civil war?

John Quincy Adams as president- proposed a grand program of modernization and educational advancement that would lead to an end to slavery, but was unable to get it through Congress. Later in life, as a Congressman, he argued that if a civil war ever broke out the president could abolish slavery by using his war powers, a policy followed by Abe Lincoln(Emancipation Proclamation 1863)


What actions did the following individuals take to eliminate slavery John Quincy Adams john brown William Lloyd garrison and Theodore Dwight weld?

john Adams passed an amendent to end slavery. john brown led a raid which caused southerners to fear him and northners to look up to him. garrison was an abolitionist who wrote the "liberator" and Theodore weld wrote pamplhets. ============= Also, the question is not clear. It's not clear here whether Southerners feared John Brown or John Adams. The passed amendment is perhaps phrased the wrong way, such as he wanted to have an amendment passed.


What actions did john Quincy adoms john brownwilliam loyd garrison and Theodore Dwight weild take to eliminate slavery?

John Quincy Adams, as a former president and congressman, used his political platform to advocate against slavery, arguing for its abolition and the protection of enslaved individuals' rights. John Brown was an abolitionist who believed in armed resistance, leading violent uprisings, most notably the raid on Harpers Ferry, to combat slavery. William Lloyd Garrison, a prominent journalist, founded the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator" and promoted immediate emancipation through peaceful means and moral persuasion. Theodore Dwight Weld, an abolitionist and educator, organized anti-slavery societies and wrote influential pamphlets, advocating for the end of slavery through grassroots activism and education.


What was John Quincy Adams' legacy?

Well, his father, John Adams, was the 2nd president of the united states. So he wanted to be president also. He wasn't the smartest president that ran the country and he kinda started the depression.


How did john brown try to end slavery?

John Brown tried to end slavery by sacrificing himself for the life's of slaves.