Whilst Adams believed that the institution of slavery would resolve itself given time, it can be argued that John Quincy feared that the practice, which undermined the very ideals that the country was found upon, would tear the union apart. The article will also serve to compare and contrast father and son, and show how the politics of slavery had changed over the course of a
Whilst Adams believed that the institution of slavery would resolve itself given time, it can be argued that John Quincy feared that the practice, which undermined the very ideals that the country was found upon, would tear the union apart. The article will also serve to compare and contrast father and son, and show how the politics of slavery had changed over the course of a