John Quincy Adams: The Patriot of Persuasion and Peace
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Caleb Coyle When people look back into history, they see these patriots. They seem to be very important people in history. However, what are patriots? Are they as small as a football team, or are they as large as a society? Each individual patriot is more than a society, since they helped form a country. However, what makes a patriot stand out from everyone else, and what is an example of a patriot? Patriots are men and women, who show complete dedication to their country for the better, and John Quincy Adams was an extraordinary role model of a patriot by changing America in his presidency, helping write the Monroe Doctrine, and fighting for every American’s civil rights. John Quincy Adams was born July 11, 1767 at Braintree, Massachusetts, which is known as Quincy, Massachusetts today (Allison 40-43). Ever since he was a young boy, he loved his country (Burke 22-23). He was the son of the second U.S. President, John Adams, and was his private secretary overseas (Allison 40-43). His diplomatic and political experience started when he was at the age …show more content…
However, within four years of the abolishment, Adams had experienced a tragic event (Allison 40-43). He suddenly collapsed onto the floor in the House of Representatives (Allison 40-43). People in the House were immediately alerted as soon as they heard a thud from Adams and brought him to his office (Allison 40-43). After Adams lay in his office for three long and painful days, he finally died in 1848 due to a stroke (“John Quincy Adams: Pro”). Unfortunately for Adams, he did not successfully bring the end of slavery in America (Allison 40-43). However, since he did abolish the “Gag Rule”, he allowed the people against slavery to send in petitions against it, which led to civil rights acts later in history (Allison
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Caleb Coyle When people look back into history, they see these patriots. They seem to be very important people in history. However, what are patriots? Are they as small as a football team, or are they as large as a society? Each individual patriot is more than a society, since they helped form a country. However, what makes a patriot stand out from everyone else, and what is an example of a patriot? Patriots are men and women, who show complete dedication to their country for the better, and John Quincy Adams was an extraordinary role model of a patriot by changing America in his presidency, helping write the Monroe Doctrine, and fighting for every American’s civil rights. John Quincy Adams was born July 11, 1767 at Braintree, Massachusetts, which is known as Quincy, Massachusetts today (Allison 40-43). Ever since he was a young boy, he loved his country (Burke 22-23). He was the son of the second U.S. President, John Adams, and was his private secretary overseas (Allison 40-43). His diplomatic and political experience started when he was at the age …show more content…
However, within four years of the abolishment, Adams had experienced a tragic event (Allison 40-43). He suddenly collapsed onto the floor in the House of Representatives (Allison 40-43). People in the House were immediately alerted as soon as they heard a thud from Adams and brought him to his office (Allison 40-43). After Adams lay in his office for three long and painful days, he finally died in 1848 due to a stroke (“John Quincy Adams: Pro”). Unfortunately for Adams, he did not successfully bring the end of slavery in America (Allison 40-43). However, since he did abolish the “Gag Rule”, he allowed the people against slavery to send in petitions against it, which led to civil rights acts later in history (Allison