Quincy

John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, became the 6th president in the year of 1825. John Quincy Adams was a member of the federalist group as well as being a democratic republican. Several stated that he resembled his father in the way he presented himself; he lacked personal warmth. Among being our president, Adams served in a multitude of offices such as a diplomat, a Senator, and a member in the House of Representatives. To point out, entering the White House wasn't as effortless as…

Another fact about John Adams is that “...They had six children, Abigail (1765), John Quincy (1767), Susanna (1768), Charles (1770), Thomas Boylston (1772) and Elizabeth (1777)” (Biography). During his marriage with Abigail, they had six children like stated above in the quote. So finally after John retired from presidency, they finally had the chance to spend time with each other. One of John’s kids, Quincy Adams, also ends up becoming the 6th president of the United States. In the end, John…

Party. John Quincy Adams from New England, William H. Crawford of Georgia, Henry Clay from Kentucky and General Andrew Jackson from Tennessee. Although they all ran under the same political party their opinions couldn't be more different to the other. The Election Of 1824 was a sign of the major growth of sectionalism in the United States because of the struggle between states rights and…

John Quincy Adams was the son of one the United States’ Founding Fathers, John Adams, and served as the sixth President of the nation. By involving himself in the 1840 District Court case of a group of thirty-six African men regarding their freedom to return to Africa, Adams connected the cause of antislavery and the United State’s founding principles in a stride. The group of Africans were purchased by Portuguese slave traders, then shipped to Cuba with the intent of transporting to a Spanish…

It aimed to limit European expansion in the Americas after the United States had accepted the responsibility of being a protector of the newly independent states. In 1823, when news stirred of Spain and France restoring their combined power to bring war upon the new nations, it appalled the British who felt all the work statesmen had done to get France out of the New World would be undone. The British wanted the support of the United States, but Adams felt instead of standing behind the British…

he can, and should do whatever and anything to achieve his natural state once it has been unlawfully taken from him. Throughout the majority of the film Cinque is seen trying to regain what has been taken from him. His freedom. This quote by John Quincy Adams close to the end of the film states Cinque’s and the other slaves’ plight quite well: “The natural state of mankind is instead - and I know this is a controversial idea - is freedom. Is freedom. And the proof is the length to which a man,…

could relate to the best, which in the election of 1828, was Andrew Jackson. Overall the people chose Andrew Jackson to be their president because he was easier to relate to even though John Quincy Adams was probably a better option. The upbringing, character and qualifications of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were very different, but through all of these, Jackson won the favor…

his presidency, which in fact resembled a tyranny, he should not be considered one of America’s greatest presidents. His many enemies, including John Quincy Adams, Nicholas Biddle, John Marshall, Henry Clay, James Monroe, Native Americans, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster prove the conclusion that he was a terrible president, correct. John Quincy Adams served as the sixth president of the United States and he was the son…

In 1839, La Amistad was a slave ship going to the United States .It was sought to hold 53 Africans who had been kidnapped from West Africa in which that they spoke Mende.When they were held captive, the Africans revolted and took over the ship. They ordered the surviving African traders to take them back to Africa.The ship landed near the coast of Long Island. The Africans jailed and accused of murder . A group of abolitionists, lead by Lewis Tappan, formed a committee. “AMISTAD” reveals an…

Kentucky, William H. Crawford from Georgia, and John Quincy Adams from Massachusetts. With each candidate representing a different part of the country, it was a very close election, so close that the House of Representatives had to decide which one the candidates would actually become the winner. John Quincy Adams was chosen as the president, but not everyone was happy with the decision. Jackson was convinced that the election was corrupt and that John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay had some type…