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John Adam's Day of Birth
He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts to John Adams Sr. a farmer and preacher and his wife, Susanna Boylston. -
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John Adam's timespan
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Harvard Education
Young Adams graduated from Harvard College in 1755, and for a time taught school at Worcester and studied law in the office of Rufus Putnam. In 1758 he was admitted to the bar. -
His Wedding Day
John Adams, had married his third cousin, Abigail Smith, she was 19 years old at the time of their marriage. -
Birth of his first daughter Abigail "Nubby" Amelia Adams Smith
Abigail " Nubby" Amelia Adams Smith (July 14, 1765- 1813) -
A Son is born:John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams. He was also the sixth president of the United States. He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. -
Grace Susanna "Suky" Adams
Another daughter was born.She died at a young age. It must have been so sad to be the parents. -
Charles Adams
Another son was born. -
Thomas Boylston Adams
Third and youngest son of John Adams; went on to study law. -
Attended First Continental Congress
He attended to First Continental Congress as a delegate from 1774-'76 -
Appointed Diplomat to France 1776
He was the diplomat to France from 1776 to 1779. -
Signed Declaration of Independence
John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 -
Elected as the first Vice President
Elected first Vice President of the United States from 1783- '88 -
Bankruptcy
Panic of 1796 was a series of commercial failures that caused banks to collapse and imprisonment of many American debtors which resulted in congress passing the Bankruptcy Act. -
Elected 2nd President of the United States
John Adams presidency began in 1797, he served only 1 term. -
XYZ Affair
XYZ Affair took place when American-French relationship broke down. France seized numerous American ships. Adams sent three representatives to France to negotiate an agreement.
They were known of as agents X,Y and Z. France wanted a bribe, which led to the American reply, " Millions for defense, but not a cent for tribute." -
President declares the 11th Amendment to the Constitution.
President Adams declares the 11th Amendment to the Constitution to be in full force. It states that the Federal Cours shall not have jurisdiction over litigation between individuals from one state against individuals from another state. -
Spanish ceded the Mississippi Territory to the US.
The original Mississippi Territory created by the U.S. Congress in 1798 was a strip of land extending about 100 miles north to south and from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee on the Georgia border. -
Department of the Navy was creatsed.
The Department of the Navy was created in preparation for the war with France. -
Alien and Sedition Act adopted.
Alien and Sedition Act was adopted, aimed at curbing criticism of the government and to prevent internal subversion. -
Napolean's First Coup d'etat
Napolean's first coup d'etat occured during Adams' presidency. Napolean overthrew the Directory. He expanded France's boundaries in Europe. As a result they gave up the French interest in Louisiana, and led to the US purchase of Louisiana from France. -
Library of Congress established.
The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" -
End of his presidency
This is the end of his term as the second President of the United States. -
The White House was burned to the ground!
The White House was burned to the ground, It was later reconstructed. -
His Death
buried at the National Cathedral in Washington
