John Adams Early President

John Adams

Are you interested in the early presidents of America? Because John Adams was one of them! John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Quincy, (known as Braintree at the time) he grew up on the family farm and was named after his father, who was a deacon for the church. John was the first of two other siblings, Peter and Elihu. As a child John enjoyed outdoor activities and often skipped school to go out to fish and hunt. But John’s parents worried that he was wasting his intellect since he was a very smart fellow, so one day his father asked him what he wanted to do for his job, John wanted to be a farmer, so then his father took him out and worked him all day in the field like any adult. When they came back covered in dirt and

He defended them because he believed they should receive a fair trial. John Adams also attended the Continental Congress in 1775. While he was there he nominated George Washington to serve as commander and later nominate Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. Adams took office in 1797 and his presidency was quickly filled up with foreign affairs. Because Britain and France were at war it made it harder for America to trade. While George Washington was in office he was able to keep neutrality, but by the time Adams made it into office he needed to make a choice. So Adams sent some delegates to France to try to create a peace treaty the French demanded a large bribe from America. After that attempt at making a peace treaty John Adams decided to just leave them alone. After John Adams presidency, he lived in Quincy with his wife writing books and letters, but before he died he got to see his son become the sixth president of the United States of America. But when he died (1826) he muttered his last words “Thomas Jefferson still survives.” But what he didn’t know is that Thomas Jefferson died earlier that morning.

In the end, John Adams lived a very productive life and he strived for America’s independence and freedom. Throughout his life he defended the soldiers at the Boston Massacre and was the second president of the United States of America.