The Life of John Adams in Three Minutes | Second President of the United States Mini Bio
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- John Adams was the second president of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801. He was the father of the sixth president, John Quincy Adams, and was also the first vice president of the United States, a position he held from 1789 to 1797.
Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1735. He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel John Adams, Sr. and Susanna Boylston, and he was the second cousin of American statesman and founding father, Samuel Adams. He attended Harvard College in Massachusetts and married Abigail Smith in 1764.
Although he was a strong critic of Great Britain’s policies, Adams was a principled man and believed that both the colonists and the British should be treated fairly under the law. That is why he served as a defense attorney for the British soldiers who were charged with murder during the Boston Massacre Trials.
Adams represented Massachusetts during the Second Continental Congress in 1775. He helped Thomas Jefferson create the United States Declaration of Independence, and he worked to negotiate peace with Great Britain. He served as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands and England as an ambassador, even meeting with King George in 1785.
Adams was the first Vice President of the United States, serving under George Washington. After Washington chose not to run for a third term, Adams won the 1796 election. He was the only president elected as a member of the Federalist Party. He beat Thomas Jefferson, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. At the time, the candidate who received the second highest number of votes in a Presidential election automatically became Vice President. Therefore, Jefferson became Vice President when Adams was sworn into office on March 4, 1797.
As President, John Adams resolved an undeclared war against France peacefully. He also passed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, which gave the government power to prosecute those who criticized the government. These new laws were unpopular among many Americans, hurting Adams’ political career. He was not re-elected for a second term, losing to his vice president and former friend, Thomas Jefferson. One of his last acts as president was to nominate John Marshall as the Chief Justice of the United States, an act that strengthened the Federalist party.
Of the first five U.S. presidents, Adams was the only one who did not own slaves.
After his presidency, Adams and his wife lived in Massachusetts, and the former president spent his time writing books, columns and letters. He began exchanging letters with his former rival Thomas Jefferson, and this correspondence lasted for the remainder of their lives.
John Adams died on July 4, 1826 of heart failure, the same day that Thomas Jefferson died -- exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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Pres. John Adams is also one of the main people who stood firm for religious freedom as an amendment. It’s been said if it wasn’t for his dogged determination on this matter we would not have religious freedom, and would still be under a government chosen and run religion. Many died horrible deaths both here and in Europe due to their stance on religious freedom, and often their families died with them, or were sold into slavery. This is why he would not sign the Declaration or any other documents needed until this was added as one of our Bill of Rights. There is much we owe John Adams.
Ostensibly we have religious freedom but in reality Christianity is systematically receiving respect and support from our government .
I'm certain the Founders knew quite a lot about the Thirty Years War. That war was too much about religious extremism.
I would encourage you to dig more deeply into Adams background before you give him so much praise for pushing religious freedom. I am a big fan of John Adams, but he did hold many prejudicial views about non-Christian religions and he was in favor of establishing a national church- Christian of course. Look this up for yourself, and when you do, research your sources carefully for bias. My understanding is that it was Washington who lead the way for religious freedom. He made it a point to attend services at many, many different churches and temples. He would not tolerate intolerance against other faiths. He understood that a place as diverse as America needed this level of neutrality in religious practices. Adams seems not to have that same level of acceptance.
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Thank you so much for the information on john adams. I did not know that much on this president
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Adam’s is one of the most underrated president in our history and possibly the most important founding father.
I appreciate your perspective on John Adams, highlighting his significance as a founding father and expressing the view that he is often underrated in our history!
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There is a great mini series about John Adams of the same name. The mini series was based on a book. After watching a few clips of the mini series on UA-cam, I got the mini series from my library and thoroughly enjoyed it. I then got the book and it was equally as good.
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Adams and Jefferson diedvon sane day 50th anniversary of us
It’s difficult to measure or know how to measure honor and greatness but our founding fathers were great men. They were mortal men who had some flaws and still brought forth a government that endures. Let’s work for improvement and stop the constant wining and bickering.
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A good concise video. Shame the shot of the British flag is shown to be flying upside down.
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