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    Founding Fathers of America, people such as John Adams, greatly influenced events before and during the Revolution that would lead to drastic changes and great events in America’s history. Adams was a patriot from a very early time before the Revolution, and pushed American independence to fully split from tyranny. Adams was involved in many political issues and positions, and would use these positions to foster the fledgling nation towards glory. John Adams was the eldest of three brothers,…

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    President John Adams lost his reelection bid to Vice President. Adams being a staunch Federalist opposed the political beliefs Jefferson, who was a Republican. With Jefferson becoming President, Adams feared that his Federalist party would lose ground in the in the government, and the Republican would give power to the states. To prevent this Adams and his Federalist Congress decided to increase the number of Judicial positions inside the inside the Judicial Branch. President Adams spent his…

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    John Adams was the second President of the United States. Before his presidency, he was a very influential leader in the fight for independence. Later, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris. After the nation gained independence, Adams was elected the first Vice President under George Washington. When he was elected President, he successfully beat the Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, even though the Republican party thought he would try to…

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    In reality, the bond among John Adams and Abigail Adams was more than beyond passionate and safe. After all, the two were deeply in love and composed over a thousand intense and heartwarming letters to one another. Despite, the relationship between John and Abigail Adams as shown in the letters the two exchanged are a partnership. Nevertheless, the two both will go out there way to communicate with each other no matter the distance between them. Although, she sets the standard of opening doors…

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    The topic of the book varies within each chapter, but in all, every chapter is about the founding fathers. From the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, to the friendship of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The author, Joseph J. Ellis, a father of three sons, was born in Washington D.C. He is perceived as one of the nation’s leading American history scholars. Ellis attended Yale University and College of William and Mary. He has written nine books, and has been awarded the Pulitzer…

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    John Adams, in a letter to William Cushing explains that, “Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations” (Adams 1776). Adams speaks true, our colonies are in the midst of a revolution, but prior to this we colonists have lived a rather simple life, having the protection…

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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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    candidates, a broadened voter base, and new campaigning strategies coming into play. To continue, the two candidates, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, had two very diverse backgrounds. For example, Andrew Jackson was an orphan and led most of his life as a frontiersman, whereas John Quincy Adams was the son of the nation’s second president (John Adams) and had experience serving in the U.S. Senate. Moreover, Andrew Jackson was seen as a military hero at the Battle of New Orleans, and…

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    John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, in Braintree, Massachusetts, on a family farm. As the eldest son, his father and mother taught him mathematics and languages. Around the age of ten, in 1778, John Quincy traveled to many European countries such as Paris, The Netherlands, and England. He received proper schooling, at Passy Academy, where he studied dance, music, artistry, and fencing. A few years afterward, he received training in the diplomatic corps; and in 1781, he accompanied…

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    At the time of John Adams writing of the Novanglus Letter, much contempt had been stirred in the colonies regarding the lack of representation of the colonies in the British Parliamant. As Adams opens his letter, he addresses the fact that the colonies in the New World had been established before Great Britain, with the addition of Scotland, itself, without even the consideration of representation(Novanglus 79). Yet Scotland, when adopted, was given the right to representation immediately, as…

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