John Adams By Andrew.stanek Oct 30, 1735 John Adams was born in Braintree,Massachusetts on october 30th. 1755 John Adams Graduates from Harvard 1774 John Adams joins the continental congress 1776 Helps draft the Declaration of Independence 1783 John Adams helped Benjamin Franklin, and Jay Jack create the treaty with paris. This treaty ended the revolutionary war. It also established boundaries of the United States 1785 John adams gets appointed to ambassador for Great Britain. 1789 Adams becomes vice president under George Washington 1796 Adams became the 2nd President of the United states 1800 John Adams lost is Presidency to Thomas Jefferson. 1826 John Adams dies at the age of 91