John Adams was born October 30, 1735 in Braintree Massachusetts to his father John
Adams and mother Susanna Boylston Adams. His father was a deacon, lieutenant in the militia, and farmer. John looked up to his father, more than anyone. Recounting later in his life that if he could go back in time he would become a farmer like his father. John was the eldest to two younger brothers Peter and Elihu. He was also the second cousin to Samuel Adams who will later convince him to join the revolution, and third cousin to his future wife Abigail Smith. Growing up on a farm the young John Adams was opened to the world around him.
Having a natural love for the outdoors he occasionally skipped class, though he was intelligent he hated school.
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The soldiers fired on the crowd killing five and injuring many more. The soldiers were arrested on criminal charges and would be given a fair trial while Samuel Adams and his Sons of
Liberty group protest that these soldiers be hung for their killing of innocent protesters and the withdraw of British soldiers from Boston. Captain Preston and his men seek the aid of a lawyer who will try their case. Every lawyer, not wanting their reputations to be diminished, because they would be siding with the British soldiers, they enlist the help of John Adams. Who is a stout supporter for the law, justice, and innocence, he accepts the case; even though he and his family may become endangered. The trial began on October 24, 1770. Going into the trial Adams realized that it would be an uphill battle, faced with a Bostonian jury and the threats and badgering against anyone who would be a witness. Adams has to convince the jury that Captain Preston did not order his men to fire, and were attacked by the crowd, while also proving that the crowd was a mob rather than a lawful assembly. From an eye witness that was standing next to the Captain proclaims that he did not tell his soldiers to fire. More witness confirm that the crowd was carrying clubs and sticks, while throwing oyster shells, snowballs, and rocks at the soldiers. The most alarming find was that some witnesses confess that the crowd was daring the soldiers to fire. Through
Adams was born into family of 12 siblings. He had one mom and dad growing up. When he went to college he went to Harvard for three years. When he was little him and his family were fighting to take back there land from the government. On January,1748 he and some of his friends brought out the independent advertiser. Samuel had two wives and two kids.
Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744, to Reverend William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy Smith. When she didn’t receive a proper education, she studied in her father’s library. When she was a teenager, she married her cousin, John Adams, they had six children together one of which was a future president, John Quincy Adams. She later became the second first lady of the United States of America, and when she was, she was one of her husband’s main confidants. She also was one of the first women's rights activists in this country. Sadly, she didn’t get to see her son become president, she died on October 28th, 1818 of Typhoid fever.
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the second president, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. Abigail and John were third cousins, but were in love, and on October 25, 1764, they were married. Throughout the course, she gave a birth to a total of six children, three daughters and three sons. She had no formal education and was taught to read and write at home. She had interest in philosophy, theology, Shakespeare, the classics, ancient history, government and law (First Ladies). Even though she did not have much of an education, her act of patriotism to her country outshines the issue of her lack of education.
In the story "John Adams and the Coming of the Revolution”, author David McCullough discusses how John Adams was asked to defend the British soldiers in court of the soldier’s accusation of man slaughter, following the Boston Massacre. Being such a problematic case that could ruin his reputation, John Adams accepted to defend the soldiers because of his experience in difficult cases, and his strong principles and beliefs. John Adam’s reputation did not even tarnish because of how skillfully he handled the case gaining the respect of the people of Boston.
Captain Preston’s trial was first, but Preston could not find anyone to defend him in court. John Adams was a Patriot Leader in Boston, and despite that fact that he found Preston’s acquittal quite disturbing, he agreed to defend him in court. (Paragraph 19, Sentence 1) “Preston was never accused of shooting at the crowd himself.” (Paragraph 19, Sentence 3) Adams was joined by some of his fellow Harvard classmates to defend the soldiers in their trials. Adams worked hard and took his job of defending the soldiers very serious, but it leads to the question why? Why did Adams defend Preston, and the
The book, John Adams, by David McCullough, is a powerfully written biography of one of our nation’s greatest heroes. This biography explores Adams’ life in great depth, unveiling a side to his life unbeknownst to those who have never studied his life in great detail. Through diary entries, letters, and various other documents, the reader grasps a sense of what Adams’ day to day life was like, and is also able to grasp the enormity of his lifetime accomplishments.
With the marriage to John Adams, Abigail gained more than just a family and a husband she gained a greater independence for herself and for the women in the colonies. John Adams was a political man and devoted his life to politics. Abigail spent majority of her married years alone and raising a family by herself, with the help of family and servants. It was during these years that Abigail started writing a tremendous amount of letters. She wrote to family and friends but most importantly to her husband John. In the letters to her husband she was able to express her feelings about situations that were happening in the family and colonies. She wrote encouraging words that helped him through troubled times in politics. With the absence of her husband during her second pregnancy,
On 1757, Elizabeth died after giving birth to a stillborn son. In 1764, Adam’s remarried to Elizabeth Wells, but they had no children together. Adams was elected to his first political office in 1747, he served as one of the clerks of the Boston market.
If you don’t know who Captain Preston is, he is the captain of the group of soldiers. Some people say that he was the one that told the soldiers to fire. It even shows him raising his hand to fire in Paul Revere’s engraving. It is not certain that, this is what happened because there is no other proof but the engraving. From what I have heard Captain Preston was telling the soldiers not to fire.
Abigail Adams was a woman of high character and a loving soul. She was selfless in her thinking and remarkable in the way she handled people. Her management skills were above average for the normal female in the 1700s. She held many worldly interests that tied her to the political fashion of society. She was well cultured and was able to apply this to her role of a politician’s wife with great attributes towards society. She became the “buffer” with regard to her husband's temper and lack of diplomacy. She participated in many political activities. Her independent thinking, character, faithfulness, and hard work gave her the ability to succeed in society in the 17th century. Even though Abigail Adams was not formerly
John Quincy Adams was the only son of a president to become president. He had an impressive political background that began at the age of fourteen. He was an intelligent and industrious individual. He was a man of strong character and high principles. By all account, his presidency should have been a huge success, yet it wasn't. John Quincy Adams' presidency was frustrating and judged a failure because of the scandal, attached to his election, the pettiness of his political rivals, and his strong character. John Quincy Adams was born on July 1767, in Braintree Massachusetts. His parents were John and Abigail Adams. "Quincy, had every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his father was an increasingly
They then boarded the ships, which contained 342 chest of tea, and emptied the tea into the Boston Harbor. As a result, the British closed down the port. In 1774, at the First Continental Congress, which were a group of delegates from the original American colonies, Samuel Adams became the leader of the radical faction demanding strong measures against Great Britain. The First Continental Congress evolved into the revolutionary government that directed the war for independence. He also was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1775. In May 1776 the Congress instructed the colonies to form their own governments and began debating a resolution in favor of independence. It approved the resolution on July 2,1776, and on July 4 it adopted the Declaration of Independence, which Samuel Adams subsequently signed. The declaration recounted the grievances of the colonies against the British crown and declared the colonies to be free and independent states. In 1779 he served on the committee that drafted the Massachusetts State constitution, and he was instrumental in securing the ratification by Massachusetts of the Constitution of the United States in 1788. Samuel Adams was a well-known leader in the United States. He has done a lot for his country. He worked and fought hard trying to gain independence for the thirteen British colonies in America. Due to his strenuous opposition to a strong national government, his popularity and
Sept. 13, 1768 – with troops about to arrive, the people of Boston gathered in Town Meeting and declared that the keeping of a standing army amongst them “without their consent in person or by Representatives of their own free election, would be an infringement of their natural, constitutional and Charter Rights; and the employing such Army for the enforcing of Laws made without the consent of the people, in Person, or by their representatives would be a grievance.” (p45)
In “A Letter Home” there was a protest, that occurred at Kent State University. It quickly took a turn for the worse when, 1,000 soldiers were needed to keep “peace” at the school. There then became a crowd of at least 3,000 students, and as the text states “... National Guardsmen carrying M-1 rifles!” The text also says “An officer began shouting on a bullhorn for everyone to disperse. Instead, students began shouting and throwing rocks.”
about the case with any other member of the public that is not in the