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1 day ago · John Quincy Adams. John Quincy Adams ( / ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [a] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
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Mar 27, 2024 · John C. Calhoun, American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice president (serving under presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson), a senator, and the secretary of state of the United States. He championed states’ rights and slavery and was a symbol of the Old South.
Apr 3, 2024 · As John Quincy Adams (1767—1848), now serving in the House, said, slavery “is a slow poison to the morals of any community. Ours is infected with it to the vitals.” Adams became the champion in the House of the anti-slavery petitions.
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Apr 3, 2024 · John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was the sixth president of the United States. In "What the Black Man Wants," Frederick Douglass admonished sympathetic northern whites to refrain from paternalism towards former slaves.
Apr 5, 2024 · William H. Crawford. Andrew Jackson. United States presidential election of 1824, American presidential election held in 1824, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a majority.
5 days ago · John Adams (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of ...
I am writing to you today to let you know about an exciting event coming up this week at the Quincy Historical Society. On April 18th, from 7-9PM, Historian Jeffrey Denman will share a fascinating story about John Quincy Adams' role in influencing the deliberation of the thorny debate about slavery on the House floor through petitioning.