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  1. Founding Fathers. Featured here are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who both contributed to the founding of the United States. Adams and Jefferson shared many similarities: both men received elite educations, studied law, and became members of their colonial legislatures. Both were delegates to the Continental Congress and served on the ...

  2. american-history.net › founding-fathers › john-adamsJohn Adams - American History

    John Adams. John Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was also the second President of USA after George Washington served as the first President. Adams played a very important role during the Revolutionary War as well as later once the war was over. He is famous for being one of the five members of Second ...

  3. FACTS ABOUT THE FOUNDING FATHERS; FOUNDING FATHER: ESSENTIAL FACTS: John Adams: John Adams was born in Massachusetts in 1735. He was a Harvard lawyer who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. He served as a delegate to both Continental Congresses and was on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.

  4. Jun 27, 2022 · John Adams is an American Founding Father who served as a delegate at the First and Second Continental Congress. He was elected Vice President under George Washington before being elected as the second President of the United States. His presidency was defined by a quasi-war with France. He was a determined Federalist, and his letters to Thomas ...

  5. John Adams (1735 - 1826) John Adams, by Gilbert Stuart. John Adams, son of Deacon John Adams and Susanna Boylston, was a fifth generation descendant from Henry Adams, who reached the shores of America from England in 1633. Henry with his wife and eight children was given a grant of forty acres of land not far from where John and Susanna ...

  6. Jan 28, 2024 · John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, played a significant role in shaping American history. Born on October 30, 1735, in Massachusetts, Adams grew up to become a lawyer and a prominent figure in the American Revolution. He served as the second President of the United States from 1797 to 1801, following his role as Vice ...

  7. Second President • 1797-1801. John Adams. A giant among the Founding Fathers, Adams was one of the leaders who generated the American Revolution, for which his prolific writings provided many of the politico-philosophical foundations. Not only did he help draft the Declaration of Independence, but he also steered it through the Continental ...