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    John adams was in the federalist party 1789-1808 John adams was Born July 11‚ 1767‚ Braintree‚ MA John Died- February 23‚ 1848‚ Washington‚ D.C. John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States. He was also the eldest son of President John Adams‚ the second U.S. president.John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of President John Adams and the sixth president of the United States. In his pre-presidential years‚ Adams was one of America’s greatest diplomats (formulating‚ among other things

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    their capability of leadership to to their accomplishments from day 1 of their presidency to the end. Today‚ I will be discussing Thomas Jefferson‚ John Adams and George Washington’s presidency and ranking them 1-3 on their accomplishments with foreign politics and their alliances with other countries. Last Place - President John Adams John Adams had started a foreign crisis by commending an alliance with the British- making their alliances with the French very treacherous‚ consuming problems

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    A patriot by some accounts‚ a tyrant by others‚ John Adams makes it to the top of a list of the most controversial presidents in American history. John Adams‚ born on October 30‚ 1735‚ in Braintree‚ Massachusetts was the vice president to George Washington and then later became the second president and the first and only Federalist president of the United States of America from March 4‚ 1797‚ to March 4‚ 1801. Before his presidency‚ he served as America’s first minister to Great Britain from 1785

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    John Adams remains the most misconstrued and unappreciated "great man" in American History (Ellis). The second president of the United States of America‚ he truly was a great man. Adams served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles during the Revolution‚ and helped negotiate the Treaty of Peace. From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the court of St. James‚ returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington both of Washington ’s two terms. For a man of his intellect‚ vanity and vigor

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    John Adams: A True Hero

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    John Adams is the person I admire the most. Since I am on this American Revolution kick‚ I going to shout out for the Forgotten Patriot. John Adams‚ without him there might not have been an American Revolution‚ not that it was an effort by a single man but several singular men held the Revolution together. John Adams endured. People actively disliked him for his intellect‚ his supposed coldness‚ and prickly nature. They poked fun at a man who was pudgy and bald before age thirty. A man later dubbed

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    In 1780 Abigail Adams wrote her son John Quincy Adams while he was traveling overseas with his father. Within the letter‚ Abigail uses Pathos‚ Allusion‚Metaphor and Imagery when she told John to travel with an open mind ‚seek challenges‚develop character and take all the opportunities that he comes across. Due to John’s father being a US Diplomat‚Abigail thought this trip would be a great way for John to become a better man and overall a better individual. Adams uses pathos to express the importance

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    Michael Fabiano 2583084 2/13/2013 Dr. Gibbs AMH 4140 Age of Jefferson Film Response 1 HBO’s John Adams 1) The role of John Adams being Vice President during George Washington’s two terms is president was displayed very shortly in “Unite or Die”. Adams is shown to being very frustrated and having a hard time as vice president. During the Continental Congress‚ Adams could barely participate with meetings like everyone else. His opinions in this role are ignored and has no power whatsoever except in

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    John Adams Movie Analysis

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    Film Response- John Adams The scene is set in Boston‚ 1770 on night of the Boston Massacre where John Adams is just arriving as British soldiers are firing gunshots at a mob. Adams becomes apart of the defense counsel for the british soldiers upon request from Thomas preston. He agrees to do this despite not really wanting to and risking upsetting his friends and family.Reluctant at first‚ he agrees despite knowing this will antagonize his neighbors and friends because he believes that everyone

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    John Adams. The second president of the US and‚ at one time‚ a Massachusetts lawyer. One of the most conservative of the Federalists‚ yet condemned slavery loudly. He only used free labor on his lands (though he was an urbanite). He also predicted the Civil War. His influence on the Constitution was immense‚ though less well known than Madison and others. As one of the founding fathers and second president‚ he remains a mystery to the average American. Even in his lifetime he was accused of being

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    The first dilemma conveys about how President John Adams solves the problem of how to protect American ships from French and British attacks. The attacks first started when France found out that America was making the Jay treaty with Britain. France though of this as America breaking their alliance and trying to make peace with France’s enemy. Since America was a new country and pretty weak it was easy for Britain and France to take advantage of them and impress their sailors. This is similar to

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