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John Adams in US history
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Birth of John Adams
John Adams was born October 30, 1735 in Braintree, MA. -
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Adams at Harvard
Adams attends Harvard and discovers his interests in law and science. -
Adams gets married.
Adams married Abigail Smith on this day. On October 28, 1818, Abigail dies. -
John and Abigail have a child.
John and Abigail become a family after having there son John Quincy Adams. Quincy Adams becomes the 6th president of the US. -
Adams and the Boston Massacre
Adams defends British soldiers that were in the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest to the Tea Tax. People dumped tea off ships into the ocean. -
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1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of delegates coming from 12 colonies to develop a common idea of opposition to the various acts and taxes Britain has inflicted on them. -
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Adams In Continental Congress
Adams represented Massachusetts in the First and Seond Continental Congresses. -
Adams writes to his wife
After drafting the Declaration of Independence with Jefferson, Adams writes to his wife, "the most memorable Epoch in the History of America has begun". -
Declaration of Independence
This is the day the Declaration of Indepedence was officially adopted. -
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Adams as a diplomat in France
During these years, Adams served as a diplomat in France. -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation officially become the first constitution of the US. -
Battle of Yorktown
At this battle, Britain surrendered to the US and America was officially a country. this is the official end of the war. -
Adams and the Treaty of Paris
On this day Adams negoiated the Treaty of Paris. This showed Britain that America was independent. -
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John Adams as ambassador to Britain
John Adams serves as the ambassador to Britain. -
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Constitutional Convention
The Constituion was written during the convention. Originally, the US only wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation but the US ended up writing a completely new government. -
Adams becomes vice president
Washington is elected president and Adams becomes VP. They are both reelected in the next election. -
Ratification of the Constitution
Rhode Island agrees with the Constitution and becomes the ninth state that is needed for the Constitution to be ratified. The Constitution becomes the official government of the US. -
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments are added to the Constitution to protect the right's of people. Virginia was the last states to ratify the 10 amendments which made them oficial. -
Adams inaguration
John Adams was inagurated on this day. -
Adams loses the election.
Adams lost the election of 1800 to Jefferson. After this he moved back to Braintree, MA. -
A New Capital
Washington D.C. becomes the new capital of the US following Philadelphia, PA, LAncaster, PA, York, PA, and many others. -
War of 1812
President Madison signs a declaration of war against Britain. -
Death of John Adams
Adams died July 4th, 1826. We do not know how he died. He is buried at the United First Parish, in Quincy, MA. This was also the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson died this day along with Adams.