John Adams Influence On Religion

From the bloodline of Joseph Adams and Susanna Boylston, John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in an area just outside Boston known as Mount Wollaston in Braintree. Prior to his birth, there had been a wave of emigration in Massachusetts better referenced by the Bay Colony. In 1630, a large number of Puritans, roughly 1,000 of whom were refugees, fled England in hopes of seeking religious freedom. John Winthrop, a Puritan lawyer and instrumental figure in the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, led the refugees into this new land which they referred to as the “city upon a hill.” In the future studies of John Adams, Winthrop serves an example Adams eventually begins to look up to in his teachings. Soon enough, the Puritans established …show more content…
He associated transformation of something in traditions that tied to older social customs and religious virtues. While still holding onto the ongoing idea of nationalism, in connection to change, and modernity, Adams remained firm in his pious practices. At times, Adams would find himself calling people to seek a life of faith. In belief of the idea of fasting, he encouraged people to experience a life of abstinence, as God would have wanted. Adams was also a man in support of conversion and believed that one should seek out salvation. For example, he believed that people who did no longer believed in God should “take …show more content…
In 1789, George Washington assumed the office of president with Adams as Vice President of the United States. This was an election between Washington, Adams, and Hancock. Unfortunately, Hancock was lacking in electoral votes; Washington received the highest number of votes and Adams, the second. In 1792, he was reelected as vice president. As vice president, one of the roles he had to fulfill was President of the Senate. If in the event there happened to have been a tie in Congress, Adams exercised the power of breaking that tie. He served pivotal in preventing war and assisting in foreign affairs. Also noteworthy, Adams was a Federalist; he sided with Alexander Hamilton on certain views and believed in a strong central government, the rise of businesses and industries, and a banking system. This led to the idea that a society should advance in every way possible and move from the agrarian viewpoint. In a total of eight years, Adams served as the Vice President, and in 1796, he was elected president of the United