Keaton Knippel
Professor Henkel
AMH 2010
15 October 2015
John Adams: One of the Greatest Founding Fathers
Many people look back on the Founding of the United States of America, and they remember the Founding fathers, the men who fought and died, and the American Dream. It took a lot of effort to create a nation from the ground up, and some of the credit can be given to the Founding Fathers. Specifically, as the second president of the United States, John Adams had a big part in the Founding of the country. Many of the other Founding fathers did John Adams was one of the most influential Founding father as he was an impressive lawyer, a capable congressman, and a persuasive diplomat.
Born on October 30th, 1735, John Adams was Quincy, Massachusetts, …show more content…
His mother, Susanna Boylston Adams was part of the Boylston family, an important family in Massachusetts. John Adams’s grandfather, Henry Adams, immigrated to America in 1638 as a Puritan. In 1751, Adams attended Harvard University, graduating in 1755 at the age of 20. Adams began to research law John Putnam’s office, Putnam being a skilled lawyer a few centuries before the time of Adams. Adams’s father wanted him, John Adams Jr., to join the ministry, but Adams felt that his calling was in the study of law. In 1758, John Adams had achieved a master’s degree in law at Harvard, permitting him to the bar. It became apparent that Adams was a patriot when he showed strong opposition to the Stamp Act in 1765. It was at this time that Adams wrote "Essay on the Canon and Feudal Law" directly to Britain to express his opposition to the Stamp Act. It was published as a four part series in the Boston Gazette. Adams believed that the Stamp Act stripped the American colonists of the most substantial rights that they deserve. The colonists were taxed without consent, and were not allowed to hold trials locally. Two months after publishing the articles, Adams publically talked trash about the
Professor Henkel
AMH 2010
15 October 2015
John Adams: One of the Greatest Founding Fathers
Many people look back on the Founding of the United States of America, and they remember the Founding fathers, the men who fought and died, and the American Dream. It took a lot of effort to create a nation from the ground up, and some of the credit can be given to the Founding Fathers. Specifically, as the second president of the United States, John Adams had a big part in the Founding of the country. Many of the other Founding fathers did John Adams was one of the most influential Founding father as he was an impressive lawyer, a capable congressman, and a persuasive diplomat.
Born on October 30th, 1735, John Adams was Quincy, Massachusetts, …show more content…
His mother, Susanna Boylston Adams was part of the Boylston family, an important family in Massachusetts. John Adams’s grandfather, Henry Adams, immigrated to America in 1638 as a Puritan. In 1751, Adams attended Harvard University, graduating in 1755 at the age of 20. Adams began to research law John Putnam’s office, Putnam being a skilled lawyer a few centuries before the time of Adams. Adams’s father wanted him, John Adams Jr., to join the ministry, but Adams felt that his calling was in the study of law. In 1758, John Adams had achieved a master’s degree in law at Harvard, permitting him to the bar. It became apparent that Adams was a patriot when he showed strong opposition to the Stamp Act in 1765. It was at this time that Adams wrote "Essay on the Canon and Feudal Law" directly to Britain to express his opposition to the Stamp Act. It was published as a four part series in the Boston Gazette. Adams believed that the Stamp Act stripped the American colonists of the most substantial rights that they deserve. The colonists were taxed without consent, and were not allowed to hold trials locally. Two months after publishing the articles, Adams publically talked trash about the