Haley Young Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams Reading Journal Chapter 1: A Minister’s Daughter * Abigail was born to Reverend William Smith and his wife Elizabeth in Weymouth parsonage in Massachusetts. * She has two sisters‚ Mary and Betsey. The main point of this chapter was to showcase the religious‚ family-oriented background that Abigail was raised in. It explains why she is so focused on her family and John later in her life. It also explains her penname “Diana” and her
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Weymouth‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Adams is best known as the wife of President John Adams and for her extensive correspondence. She was also the mother of John Quincy Adams who became the sixth president of the United States. The daughter of a minister‚ she was a devoted reader‚ studying the works of William Shakespeare and John Milton among others. Adams did not‚ however‚ attend school‚ which was common for girls at the time. In 1761‚ she met a lawyer named John Adams. Three years later‚ the couple
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Abigail Smith Adams is best known for the letters she wrote for over a half century‚ but also she is historically visible because she was the wife of one president of the United States (John Adams‚ 1797–1801) and mother of another (John Quincy Adams‚ 1825–1829). The stream of her letters that began in the early 1760s and ended with her death in 1818 represents the most complete record that survives of a woman’s experiences during the Revolutionary War era and subsequent decades in American history
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Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts on November 11‚ 1744. In a prominent and wealthy family descended from Puritan leaders‚ as well as successful merchants (Parks 1). She had not formal schooling because of illnesses and the limited options to females during Colonial times. How Abigail learned was from her family’s library‚ the company of relatives‚ visitors‚ and the guidance of her grandmother. Her vast knowledge comes from studying Shakespeare to Locke‚ from Plato to French (Parks
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Abigail Adams was a important figure during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. She helped start ideas about the equality among women. She was born November 11th 1744 in a time when women had poor educations. As she grew older‚ she became interested in more than just the basic “roles” of women. Abigail Adams made many contributions to the United States. Abigail Adams grew up like mot girls in her time. Abigail Adams‚ born Abigail Smith was born on November 11th‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts
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John Adams...His Roles as President John Adams was one of the leaders in the fight for American Independence. He was born on October 30‚ 1735. His presidency began in 1976 through 1800 and was the second president of the United States‚ after winning the election against Alexander Hamilton. Upon winning the election he became the Chief of State. His most notable accomplishment‚ as President‚ was to avoid a war with France‚ while maintaining American honor. In our opinion he did a good job of this
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’if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty‚ we encourage it‚ and involve others in our doom. ’ It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." - Samuel Adams Thesis: Few people realize the effect Samuel Adams has had on our country‚ they know of him only that he was a politician at the time of the revolution‚ but he is indeed the father of American independence. "Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence‚
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***Got a 98% on this paper in college history class*** The Courage of Nabby Adams in her Fight Against Breast Cancer Nabby Adams was a distinguished woman and by the time she reached her 40’s‚ she seemed to have it all; a loving husband‚ three children‚ and a mom and dad whom she was very close to. Unfortunately‚ Nabby Adams would find a lump on her breast and receive the diagnosis that no woman ever wants to hear‚ “You have breast cancer.” Despite her fears‚ she fought for her life and underwent
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“If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more and become more‚ then you are a leader”‚ John Quincy Adams. This simple yet moving observation by Adams encompasses the drive that is instilled within me to constitute change. I fuel this drive by immersing myself with knowledge on variety of issues within the world around me. Yet‚ there is one topic that sparks passion inside me that is not so often discussed: unequivocal representation of women in both political life and the justice
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John C. Calhoun: The Starter of the Civil War If one person could be called the instigator of the Civil War‚ it was John C. Calhoun -- Unknown. The fact that he never wanted the South to break away from the United States as it would a decade after his death‚ his words and life ’s work made him the father of secession. In a very real way‚ he started the American Civil War. Slavery was the foundation of the antebellum South. More than any other characteristic‚ it defined Southern social‚ political
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