How Did John Quincy Adams Contribute To The French Revolution

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John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts to John and Abigail Adams. John Q Adams grew up in family of farmers but his family was also full of success. His great grandfather was a represented Braintree colonial for over forty year and a speaker of the house while his dad graduated from Harvard as a lawyer and soon after became president of the United States. As it started in 1763 Adams still had to deal with the rebellion with the American colonists against the British overseers. He used to always be amazed as he told his grandma that he liked the “pretty redcoats”. John Q Adams had a pretty normal childhood with school, except when his teacher was sent to fight in the Continental Army. He was forced to be home schooled by his mom Abigail Adams. …show more content…
On his way to Europe Adams learned how to speak French and all about the types of ships and their purposes. While there Adams started at a private boarding school where he took Latin, French, drawing, dancing, and music. Also while there he started his diary. After being all over Europe for a year or so, he finally returned to the United States. Within a few hours of being back in the U.S. the Adams got another mission to go to France. In France John Q Adams attended Harvard to become a lawyer just like his dad, he decided that the second trip was “the golden period of his life.”After only bring in France for a few months, they moved to Amsterdam where he learned Dutch. In 1781, at the age of 14, he got his first mission in St.Petersburg to persuade the Russian Monarch to recognize the U.S. as an independent nation. After his mission was over John left St. Petersburg and moved to the Netherlands. After working for years, John finally became a congressman from

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