A report on John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
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John Marshall
18 linksAmerican politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.
American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.
Prior to joining the Supreme Court (and for one month simultaneous to his tenure as Chief Justice), Marshall served as the fourth U.S. Secretary of State under President John Adams.
Thomas Hutchinson (governor)
9 linksBusinessman, historian, and a prominent Loyalist politician of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the years before the American Revolution.
Businessman, historian, and a prominent Loyalist politician of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the years before the American Revolution.
He was a politically polarizing figure who came to be identified by John Adams and Samuel Adams as a proponent of hated British taxes, despite his initial opposition to Parliamentary tax laws directed at the colonies.
Constitution of Massachusetts
5 linksFundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual state governments that make up the United States of America.
Fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual state governments that make up the United States of America.
As a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779, John Adams was the document's principal author.
Continental Congress
9 linksSeries of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
Series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
Altogether, 56 delegates attended, including George Washington, Patrick Henry, and John Adams.
John Jay
15 linksAmerican statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
In the waning days of President John Adams' administration, Jay was confirmed by the Senate for another term as chief justice, but he declined the position and retired to his farm in Westchester County, New York.
Presidency of John Adams
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The presidency of John Adams, began on March 4, 1797, when John Adams was inaugurated as the second president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1801.
John Adams Sr.
4 linksBritish-North American colonial farmer and minister.
British-North American colonial farmer and minister.
He was the father of the second U.S. president, John Adams Jr., and grandfather of the sixth president, John Quincy Adams.
United States Navy
4 linksMaritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
Maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
Due to his strong posture on having a strong standing Navy during this period, John Adams is "often called the father of the American Navy".
White House
2 linksOfficial residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
Official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800.
Braintree, Massachusetts
5 linksMunicipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The town of Braintree is the birthplace of several prominent figures in American history: Abigail Adams, founding father and 2nd president John Adams and president John Quincy Adams, statesman John Hancock, and General Sylvanus Thayer, an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy located at West Point, New York.