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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An Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen
0 linksPassed by the 5th Congress.
Passed by the 5th Congress.
It was signed by President John Adams on July 16, 1798.
John Dickinson
9 linksSolicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, published individually in 1767 and 1768.
Solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, published individually in 1767 and 1768.
John Adams, a fierce advocate for independence and Dickinson's adversary on the floor of Congress, remarked, "Mr. Dickinson's alacrity and spirit certainly become his character and sets a fine example."
Olive Branch Petition
4 linksAdopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8 in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America.
Adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8 in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America.
However, a rather small group of delegates led by John Adams believed that war was inevitable, and they decided that the wisest course of action was to remain quiet and wait for the opportune time to rally the people.
Elihu Adams
2 linksFarmer and soldier in the Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolutionary War.
Farmer and soldier in the Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolutionary War.
He was born in Braintree to John Adams, Sr. and Susanna Boylston; his elder brothers were John Adams, the second President of the United States, and Peter Boylston Adams, who also served as a militia captain during the Revolution.
Second Continental Congress
11 linksMeeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary War.
Meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary War.
On May 15, they adopted a more radical preamble to this resolution, drafted by John Adams, which advised throwing off oaths of allegiance and suppressing the authority of the Crown in any colonial government that still derived its authority from the Crown.
George III
7 linksKing of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.
King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.
When John Adams was appointed American Minister to London in 1785, George had become resigned to the new relationship between his country and the former colonies.
Henry Knox
7 linksSenior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was appointed the first Secretary of War under the U.S. Constitution by president George Washington, serving from 1789 to 1794.
Senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was appointed the first Secretary of War under the U.S. Constitution by president George Washington, serving from 1789 to 1794.
Knox did not have a commission in the army, but John Adams in particular worked in the Second Continental Congress to acquire for him a commission as colonel of the army's artillery regiment.
6th United States Congress
5 linksMeeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams's presidency.
XYZ Affair
10 linksPolitical and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
Political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
Shortly after assuming office on March 4, 1797, President John Adams learned that Charles Cotesworth Pinckney had been refused as U.S. minister because of the escalating crisis, and that American merchant ships had been seized in the Caribbean.
Writ of assistance
3 linksWritten order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform a certain task.
Written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform a certain task.
As a young lawyer John Adams observed the case in the packed courtroom.