John Adams

He was selected to be part of this group at the Second Continental Congress that was held in June 1776. All other members of the committee, which included John Adams and Benjamin Franklin among others, selected Thomas Jefferson to draft the document on his own (Biography). Even though Jefferson’s original work underwent several revisions, some parts remain his own which include the following: "We hold these…

Declaration of Independence although he had nominated John Adams he had denied the nomination and had said “ I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular. You are very much otherwise” (Time p 1-2). Adams had rejected the nomination and had restated that Thomas Jefferson was the opposite of him and was the right person to pick it had proved that Jefferson was the perfect guy to write one of the most important documents in U.S history. The thought that John Adams and had rejected the nomination and…

The Election of 1800 Year 1800 witnessed a historically election that was fought between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams for the President of the United States. The results of the election would act as one of the most important pages in the book of history that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas…

1800-Jefferson gets elected Thomas Jefferson ran against John Adams in the 1800 Presidential Election, Adams had lost his support because of his neutral stance in the French-British conflict and also because of the Alien and Sedition Acts. The house of Representatives chose the president after 6 days and 36 ballots were casted, Jefferson was elected President, during his inaugural address Jefferson tried to ease the nation’s fears of a Republican government by saying “We are all Republicans, we…

President John Adams attempted tact; it fizzled. In 1798, the French requested American ambassadors pay gigantic rewards keeping in mind the end goal to see the French Foreign Minister Talleyrand, which the Americans rejected. The Jeffersonian Republicans, suspicious of Adams, requested the documentation, which Adams discharged utilizing X, Y and Z as codes for the names of the French ambassadors. The XYZ Affair lighted a flood of patriot assumption. Overpowered, the U.S. Congress endorsed…

of 1792. The second president of the United States was John Adams (1797-1801). By the time he took office, Britain and France were in war and this had an effect in the trade of America. In order to fix everything, he decided to send two delegates to negotiate a treaty with France, but they ask for a bribe, which Adams refused to give. The XYZ Affair was a confrontation between United States and republican France in the administration of Adams of political…

the status quo. To an extent, I genuinely believe that, because had not these disgruntled individuals achieved personal revolution within themselves, then a revolution in a grander scheme would have not been possible. People such as Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson among other individuals, represent the idea that the American Revolution brought individuals to come…

("A Hero 's Farewell." 91; "Farewell" 74). John Adams, however, failed to remain faithful to Washington’s insight. Although a proficient president, is remembered for the lasting disgrace he brought upon his name. From 1797-1801, Adams grew uncertain and unsteady. Constantly second-guessing his judgment and wavering from his promises, he spent his presidency tarnishing his good name. Adams’ uncertainty ultimately led to the capture of more than three hundred United…

Both documents show that the boundaries of freedom in the era of the American Revolution are basically limited to rich, white landowning men. In the document Abigail Adams to John Adams. Abigail writes to her husband john explain to not forget about women and expressing how they deserve certain freedoms too and that all power should not be held in the hands of the husband. She expresses how women are just as important to society as the male and that women are good for more than just sex, having…

bitter rivals) Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were very different men -- in politics, in personality, and (as we will observe most closely here) in leadership styles. Adams was talkative, confrontational, and tended to make his feelings unambiguously clear, while Jefferson was reserved, elusive, and outwardly passive, leading conversations where he wanted them to go by more subtle methods (a less charitable person might call him manipulative). More simply: Adams favored a top-down leadership…