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- 1. Part 1: Join or Die Mar 16, 2008
- After the Boston Massacre, John Adams agrees to serve as defense attorney for the British soldiers.
- 2. Part 2: Independence Mar 16, 2008
- Adams nominates Washington to lead the Continental Army; drafting the Declaration of Independence.
- 3. Part 3: Don't Tread on Me Mar 23, 2008
- Adams and Jefferson visit France to gain support for the Revolutionary War effort; Adams falls ill.
Apr 3, 2014 · John Adams was a Founding Father, the first vice president of the United States and the second president. His son, John Quincy Adams, was the nation's sixth president.
Feb 1, 2024 · The Life and Career of John Adams Early Years and Family Life of John Adams. John Adams, Jr. was born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1735 in the town of Braintree (today known as Quincy). His parents were John Adams, Sr., and Susan Boylston Adams. At the age of 15, Adams went to Harvard College, where his father expected him to become a ...
John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington.
John Adams, (born Oct. 30, 1735, Braintree, Mass.—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Mass., U.S.), U.S. politician, first vice president (1789–97) and second president (1797–1801) of the U.S.After graduating from Harvard College in 1755, he practiced law in Boston. In 1764 he married Abigail Smith (see Abigail Adams).Active in the American independence movement, he was elected to the ...
On April 21, 1789, John Adams became the first Vice President of the United States. Over the next twelve years, John and Abigail followed the federal government as it was relocated from New York City to Philadelphia, and finally to Washington, D.C. The constant sojourning in service to their nation was the defining characteristic of the Adamses ...
John Adams. Second president, 1797-1801. Personal Information. John Adams was many things: lawyer, diplomat, member of the Continental Congress, and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1735. He proposed to Abigail Smith in 1762 and they married two years later.
John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity ...