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    John Adams Born in Quincy, Massachusetts on October 30, 1735, John Adams was the son of John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston Adams. John Adams Sr. was a farmer, but also participated in the local government in Quincy. In 1751, at the young age of 16, the younger John Adams received a scholarship to Harvard and graduated four years later and began studying law at the practice of a local lawyer. Then, in 1758, Adams received his master’s degree from Harvard and became a lawyer. Like other…

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    John Adams: Founding Father Historically known as the first Vice-President and second President of the United States of America, John Adams was a Harvard-educated lawyer who became identified with the patriot cause and led in the movement for independence. He was a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congress. During the Revolutionary War, Adams, was a diplomatic delegate to France and Holland. He served two terms as Vice-President under George Washington before being elected to the…

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    Timed Write by: Sam Kramer Abigail Adams writes to her son in the late 1700’s as he travels with his father. Her son John Quincy Adams is heading to France from the urging of his mother. In her letter Adams relies on pathos and making connections to outline her son on his expedition for success. First, Adams appeals to pathos in order to express to her son the care and hope she has for his future. She displays her care in the letter, “I hope you have had no occasion, either from enemies or…

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    were still unacknowledged politically and returned to their domestic roles after the outcome of the war, this was a major instance where women became more vocal about their political opinions and advocacy for education through the writings of Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, and other notable…

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    John Adams Feminism

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    In life President John Adams was a man of revolving dichotomies, often revered for his statue of part of the ‘trinity’ that were the founding father, while also reviled for his hard nosed opinions and his practices in his single term as president (1797-1801). However, John Adams holds one of the most important places in the history of the United States. As one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence - he was the delegate who introduced it to the other colonial representative -he…

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    friendship with Adams, but with the rest of the Adams’ family as well. Because of Jefferson’s opinion about Adams’ plan on how the government should run, his family, especially Abigail, had felt deceived that he is revolved around his political ambitions over his friendship and lost relations with Jefferson. Larson continues to illustrate the tension between the political figures because of Jefferson and Adams’ different political views; there were many disagreements and debates during Adams’…

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    John Adams: My President

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    My president is John Adams was the 2nd president . Born on October 30 1735 birthplace was Braintree Massachusetts. Adams is with the federalist party , He was president march 4 1797 to march 3 1801. He was a lawyer who died february 23 1826. He was also known as atlas of independence. He was in a comfortable non wealthy farming life. Liked outdoors skipped school to fish hunt at first he was thinking to grow up as a farmer but his father thought otherwise. Entered Harvard college at the age of…

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    neighboring states, husbands away for business, and family concerned for their wellbeing. Unlike the letters exchanged during the late 18th century, Abigail Adams’s letters to her husband were unbashful and full of witty banter. A series of letters deriving from March 1776 to May 1776 reveal a wife-husband relationship like no other. The first letter is from Abigail that dates back to March 3, 1776 and contains an unexpected introductory line: “I long to hear that you have declared an…

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    However, he took the letter thinking it meant a invitation of friendship between him and the Adams family. He wrote a letter back claiming that how much he missed his chum, John, and no matter the amount of mistakes he made in his presidency, he still wanted him as a friend. As Abigail read the letter, she noticed how much Thomas attacked her husband’s character. She replied a nasty letter to Jefferson claiming that he was the one that broke…

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    specifically targeted any dissent against them. President John Adams, a Federalist, drafted the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. This was caused largely by tensions with France. France…

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