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John Quincy Adams
•Birth: July 11, 1767
•Death: February 23, 1848
•Term of Office: March 4 1825-March 3, 1829
•Number of Terms Elected: 1 Term
•First Lady: Louisa Catherine Johnson
•John Quincy Adams Quote:
“Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of the community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most freedom must necessarily be in proportion to its numbers the most powerful nation.”
•Major Events While In Office:
-Erie Canal Opens (1825)
-Tariff of Abominations (1828)
•Privileged and Unique Childhood
As the son of John Adams, the second president of the United States and the erudite Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams had an interesting childhood. He personally witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill with his mother. He moved to Europe at the age of 10 and was educated in Paris and Amsterdam. He became a secretary to Francis Dana and travelled to Russia. Then spent five months travelling through Europe on his own before returning to America at the age of 17. He went on to graduate second in class at Harvard University before studying law.
•Married America’s Only Foreign Born First Lady
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the daughter of an American merchant and an Englishwoman. She grew p in London and France. Sadly their marriage was marked by unhappiness.
•Ultimate Diplomat
John Quincy Adams was made a diplomat to the Netherlands in 1794 by President George Washington. He would serve as a minister to a number of European countries from 1794-1801 and from 1809-1817. President James Madison made him minister to Russia where he witnessed Napolean’s failed attempts to invade Russia. He was further names minister to Great Britain after War of 1812. Interestingly, despite being a famed diplomat, Adams did not bring the same skills to his time in Congress where he served from 1802-1808.

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