John Adams
Revolutionary John Adams
Many people around the world have accomplished something to make them revolutionary. Some use this magic in ways to help the world, but others do not. The second president of the United States, John Adams, is one of these figures that helped the world. When England was taking advantage of the United States, Mr. Adams found ways to help the colonies break away and to become a separate country. John Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts who convinced representatives from each state and many more important figures to declare independence. Without the revolutionary actions of John Adams the world as we know it today would be quite different. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Massachusetts. Living as an Adams was not an easy thing to do. John had to live up to his family heritage. The Adams’s family was a very prestigious group of people who were well respected and highly educated. Adams was on the right track when he entered into Harvard at the age of 16. His great mind could allow him to do anything he put his mind to. Following graduation from Harvard, Adams taught school for a few years at Worcester. During this time teaching, he thought about what he really wanted to do in life. He made a life changing choice in 1758, deciding he was going to be a lawyer. Adams studied many years law under John Putnam, a very important lawyer in Worcester, becoming a well-educated lawyer. What really stood out for him was his influence as a constitutional lawyer, the study of government power, and his observation and study of historical events. Because of the long years of studying and dedication, he carried with him a great deal of experience and credit going into his political career (Ellis 1). The fist instance of a revolution was during the Stamp Act of 1765. Without discussing with American legislatures, the British Parliament put taxes on documents produced in London. The Americans protested this act, complaining
Many people around the world have accomplished something to make them revolutionary. Some use this magic in ways to help the world, but others do not. The second president of the United States, John Adams, is one of these figures that helped the world. When England was taking advantage of the United States, Mr. Adams found ways to help the colonies break away and to become a separate country. John Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts who convinced representatives from each state and many more important figures to declare independence. Without the revolutionary actions of John Adams the world as we know it today would be quite different. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Massachusetts. Living as an Adams was not an easy thing to do. John had to live up to his family heritage. The Adams’s family was a very prestigious group of people who were well respected and highly educated. Adams was on the right track when he entered into Harvard at the age of 16. His great mind could allow him to do anything he put his mind to. Following graduation from Harvard, Adams taught school for a few years at Worcester. During this time teaching, he thought about what he really wanted to do in life. He made a life changing choice in 1758, deciding he was going to be a lawyer. Adams studied many years law under John Putnam, a very important lawyer in Worcester, becoming a well-educated lawyer. What really stood out for him was his influence as a constitutional lawyer, the study of government power, and his observation and study of historical events. Because of the long years of studying and dedication, he carried with him a great deal of experience and credit going into his political career (Ellis 1). The fist instance of a revolution was during the Stamp Act of 1765. Without discussing with American legislatures, the British Parliament put taxes on documents produced in London. The Americans protested this act, complaining
Cited: Ellis, Joseph. "John Adams." Encyclopædia Britannica (01 Feb. 2011): 1 Encyclopædia Britannica Web. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/5132/John-Adams>. Kindig, Thomas. “John Adams.” Signers of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1995): 1. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/adams_j.htm Newman, Paul. “John Adams.” Encyclopedia of the New American Nation 23.2 (2006): 16-20 Gale Virtual Reference Library. <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=REL EVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=phil55892&tabID=T0 03&searchId=R5&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchT ype=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=2&contentSet=GALE%7CCX344670 0015&&docId=GALE|CX3446700015&docType=GALE&role= Noll, Mark. “America’s Two Foundings.” First Things 13. 178 (Dec 2007): 29. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=10&did=1393402601&Srch Mode=1&sid=10&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&V Name=PQD&TS=1297118969&clientId=19896 The historical situation can be restated this way: For the religious-political principles hammered out in the era of the revolutionary and constitutional periods, the main business was to protect the new nation from the excesses, abuses, corruptions, and intrinsic failures of European Christendom. Ryerson, Edward. “ On John Adams.” American Quarterly 6.3 (Autumn, 1954): 253- 258. The Johns Hopkins University Press. JSTOR. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3031399?seq=2&Search=yes&searchText=ada ms&searchText=john&searchText=revolution*&list=hide&searchUri=%2Fac tion%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Djohn%2Badams%26f0%3Dti%26c1 %3DAND%26q1%3Drevolution*%26f1%3Dall%26acc%3Don%26Search% 3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3D%26jo%3D&prevSearch=&item =3&ttl=190&returnArticleService=showFullText&resultsServiceName=null