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John Adams Timeline

Short Biography of President John Adams
Lifespan: 1735 - 1826
Born on October 30 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
John Adams died on July 4, 1826 in Quincy, Massachusetts
Second President of America - His term in office was from 1797 to 1801 - Political Party - Federalist

Why was John Adams famous?
John Adams was famous as the second President of the United States of America and as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.

The next US President was Thomas Jefferson.



Born on October 30 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. His father was a farmer.



Adams graduated from Harvard College



Studied law and admitted to the bar



John Adams married Abigail Smith on  October 25, 1764.  They had 5 children. His son, John Quincy Adams, was destined to become the 6th President of America



1774 to 1778 was a member of the Continental Congress



The American Revolution, the American War of Independence, led by George Washingtonwas fought between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.



Commissioner to France



Minister to the Netherlands



Minister to England



Vice President serving under George Washington from 1789 to 1797



DC becomes capital on July 16, 1790



He became the 2nd President of America. Age at Inauguration - 61 years old



The White House became the president's home



The War of 1812 which has also been called the second War for Independence, between the United States and Great Britain

1817 - 1818


The First Seminole War when American slave owners travelled to Spanish Florida in search of runaway African slaves and Seminole Indians who had been trading weapons with the British in the War of 1812.



John Adams was 90 years old when he died of heart failure and pneumonia on July 4, 1826 in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was buried in the family crypt beneath the United First Parish Church.

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