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Born in Braintree, Massachusetts to John and Suzanna Adams
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graduated from Harvard school. Was committed into a teaching position in Worcester.
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Married to Abigail Smith
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People were burning stamps in New York. The government was taxing newspaper to play cards.
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His name was John Quincy Adams. He was John Adams first child.
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Defended British soliders being tried after Boston Massacre .
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Represented Massachusetts at 2nd Continental Congress
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joined the commitee that wrote the Declaration of Independence
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He helped to finish the War of Independence.
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Appointed as first U.S minister to England.
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Chosen as George Washington's Vice President
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The Bill of Rights was the first ten admendments and was added to the Constitution. The date is when it was ratified.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Cotton gin cleaned cotton faster than a person could. This increased the amount of slavery.
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Sworn in as the 2nd president.
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Sent diplomats to France to negotiate a treaty to stop blocking American ships.
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Americans had to obey the laws and the laws were terrible. The laws were repealed.
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House of Representatives chose Thomas Jefferson to be president. Adams lost the election with Thomas Jefferson.
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The United States bought the Lousinia territory from France for 15 million dollars. It doubles the size of the United States.
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They exploded from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
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British burned down public buildings including the Capital including the President's house.
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The Compromise banned slavery in the western part of the United States.
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John Quincy Adams was John Adams son and on this date he was sworn in as the sixth president of the United States of America.
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The Canal was finished in 1825. It helped made trade easier.
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4th. It was the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams slways wanted to outlife Thomas Jefferson. He did, dying later in the day.
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Federal government could pay Native Americians to move west.
