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John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy) Massachusetts -
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Adams went to Harvard and ranked 14th in his class of 24
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Got married to Abigail Smith -
After the Stamp Act got passed Adams was hit hard because he was a lawyer and the act taxed things he used like legal papers and newspapers. He wrote a resolution against it in which 40+ Massachusetts towns adopted. Because of Adams movement Britain repealed the act in 1766. -
In 1770 the people of Boston chose him to be one of the representatives in the Colonial Legislature
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In this time Adams was chosen to serve as the Chairmen of the Continental Board of War and Ordnance.
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Congress sent Adams to Paris to help Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee strengthen American ties with France and other European nations. -
In 1780 he wrote the oldest still functioning written constitution in the world (Massachusetts constitution) -
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"The XYZ affair was the name given to a controversial exchange of diplomatic proposals between France and the United States in 1797."
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Adams became the 2nd US president after previously serving time as Vice President for George Washington -
During this time John Adams served his 4 years as president
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The Alien Act gave the president authority to banish or imprison foreigners. The Sedition Act made it a crime to criticize the government, the president, or Congress.
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Adams left the White House early morning on March 3rd and headed back to his home in Quincy.
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day on July 4. John Adams died less then 4 months away from his 91st birthday.