Abigail Adams: History Tea

  • Birth

    Birth

  • Childhood

    Childhood

    She grew up near Boston. She was a very helpful child and was willing and loved to learn.
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    She married John Adams, a lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts.
  • Children

    Children

    Abigail and John had 5 children. John, Abigail (Nabby), Thomas, Charles, and Susanna.
  • Manage Farm

    Manage Farm

    She manages the farm in Braintree, while John serves in the first Continental Congress.
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill

    Abigail and John Quincy watch the Battle of Bunker Hill.
  • Declaration

    Declaration

    Abigail hears the Declaration of Independence tead aloud from the balcony of Boston Statehouse.
  • Selling

    Selling

    Abigail sells imported goods from Europe and China.
  • Sailing to Europe

    Sailing to Europe

    Abigail and Nabby sail to Europe where they will reunite with John.
  • Back Home

    Back Home

    John and Abigail return to the U.S. and move into a new home called Peacefield.
  • First Lady

    First Lady

    John becomes the second U.S. President, Abigail becomes the First Lady and they move into the Capital.
  • Death

    Death