JOHN ADAMS By Elizabeth Barker Period 4
EARLY LIFE The Making of our Second President of the United States
A PRESIDENT IS BORN John Adams was born on October 19, 1735 in Braintree (Now Quincy), Massachusetts. John Adams s Birthplace Braintree, MA Quincy, MA
PARENTS OF THE PRESIDENTS John Adams s parents were John and Susanna Boylston Adams. John Adams (the father) worked as a farmer and a shoemaker. Grave of John Adams and Susanna Boylston Adams
HARVARD GRADUATE When Adams was sixteen, he attended Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There, he studied law and graduated at the age of twenty.
HE WAS A TEACHER? After college, John Adams became a teacher in Worchester, Massachusetts. He taught there for three years. While teaching, he became interesting in practicing law.
THE LAWYER LIFE After teaching, Adams became a lawyer. He successfully defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial. Only two out of the eight soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter. Engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere
A FREEDOM FIGHTER During the time around the American Revolution, Adams was a member of the Sons of Liberty and The First and Second Continental Congress. Adams also helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris The Declaration of Independence
A DIPLOMAT AND AN AMBASSADOR During the Revolution, John Adams served as a diplomat to Great Britain along with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee. After being an advocate for the Declaration of Independence, Congress chose Adams to serve as an ambassador to France.
FINALLY, A (VICE) PRESIDENT! When the first election was coming up, John Adams decided to run for President. In the election, Adams got 34 electoral votes. Sadly, it wasn t enough. George Washington got 69 of the electoral votes and won the presidency. Since Adams got the second most highest votes, he became Vice President
BECOMING PRESIDENT All About the Election of 1797
FAMOUS FEDERALIST John Adams was a Federalist. A Federalist was a person who favors a strong central government instead of stronger individual states. Federalists also liked to ally with Great Britain instead of France. Federalist
ADAMS S PARTNER IN CRIME John Adams s running mate was Thomas Pinckney. Pinckney is famous for Pinckney s Treaty, a treaty between Spain and the U.S.. He was also a soldier, politician, diplomat, and Governor of South Carolina.
ALL AGAINST ADAMS There were many people who ran against John Adams. Adams s main opponent was Thomas Jefferson. The other people who ran in that election were Thomas Pinckney (Adams s running mate) Aaron Burr, Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, George Clinton, John Jay, James Iredell, George Washington, John Henry, Samuel Johnston, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
THE RESULTS ARE IN Candidate: Number of Votes (Electoral): John Adams *President* 71 Thomas Jefferson *Vice President* 68 Thomas Pinckney 59 Aaron Burr 30 Samuel Adams 15 Oliver Ellsworth 11 George Clinton 7 John Jay 5 James Iredell 3 George Washington 2 John Henry 2 Samuel Johnston 2 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 1
JOHN ADAMS, A PRESIDENT The Good Times and the Bad Times During John Adams s Presidency
THE PRESIDENTIAL YEARS John Adams was in office between 1797 through 1801. He only served one term.
ONE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT On April 30, 1798, John Adams signed the bill that established the United States Navy. Adams also ordered the first warships to be built.
ANOTHER GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT During the time Adams was elected, the U.S. and France were fighting. Adams s accomplishment was keeping France and the U.S. out of war, and improving the relations between the two countries. This also led to a problem
A STICKY SITUATION The French and the U.S. were fighting and then France attacked U.S. ships. Adams sent three diplomats to France to settle their dispute. The French officials said they would not talk to the U.S. unless they were paid $250,000. The U.S. did pay the French and many Americans were upset and wanted war. Because the French officials were known as X, Y, and Z, this became known as the XYZ Affair.
ANOTHER STICKY SITUATION During Adams presidency, he passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Alien Act made it harder for immigrants to vote and gave the right to deport immigrants. The Sedition Act were more controversial. This Act punished people from publishing and saying bad things about the government. This Act violated the First Amendment but was still kept.
THE ADAMS FAMILY All About the Second President s Family
ABIGAIL ADAMS John Adams married Abigail Smith in 1764. Abigail Adams was born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She died on October 28, 1818 in Quincy, Massachusetts. Abigail knew how to read and write. She was also very smart. While John Adams was away in Europe, they often wrote letters to each other.
THE KIDDOS John and Abigail Adams had five children, Abigail Amelia, Nabby, John Quincy, Thomas Boylston, Charles, and Susanna, who died in infancy. Following in his father s footsteps, John Quincy Adams became the sixth President of the United States.
JOHN ADAMS S BROTHER Samuel Adams was not John Adams s brother. In fact, they were cousins. Even though they weren t brothers, they were commonly referred to as the Adams Brothers or the Adams. Like John Adams, Sam Adams played a big part in the American Revolution.
THE FINAL DAYS The Death and Legacy of John Adams
THE DEATH DAY John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the 50 th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He died in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was 90 years old. Adams s reported last words were, Thomas Jefferson survives. Jefferson actually died a few hours after Adams died.
HIS LEGACY LIVES ON Even though John Adams is long gone, his legacy is still remembered. John Adams is most remembered for his contributions towards the American Revolution. He is also well known as a diplomat and the second President of the United States.
FUN FACTS Little Known Facts About the Second President of the United States
HE HAD A LISP? Because Adams s had lost most of his teeth and he refused to wear dentures, he talked with a lisp.
LIVING IN THE BIG (WHITE) HOUSE John Adams was the first President to live in the White House, even though it wasn t finished yet.
ENEMIES, THEN FRIENDS? Even though John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were enemies, they became friends a little time after Jefferson won the election of 1800.
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