John Adams was born on October 30th, 1735 to John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston Adams. He was the oldest of three and lived in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father was a farmer, deacon, and town councilman. The Adams were not very wealthy and John Adams’ father knew he could only send one son and he wanted to send his eldest. However, John Adams told his father “I do not love books and I wish you would lay aside thoughts of sending me to college.” His father in reply asked him- “What would you do child? Be a farmer?” John insisted that he wanted to be a farmer and not a scholar. His father brought him to work the fields the next day. Farming was strenuous work and was most likely rough on John’s hands and back. The night after the long …show more content…
They married when she was nineteen and he was twenty-eight. they had five children- John Quincy Adams, (who later became the sixth president of the United States) Abigail, Susanna, Charles, and Thomas. Sadly Susanna died before age two. John Adams’ business was doing very well but he was often on business trips to boston. He decided to move his family to boston so that they could stay closer. Boston was stirring with hatred for the British. The colonists were not fond of taxes being imposed on them or the amount of soldiers stationed in their towns. On March 5, 1770, a boston mob insulted and threw snowballs and pieces of ice and rock at the soldiers. The soldiers in turn panicked and shot their guns at the mob. Five men were killed in the incident referred to by the colonists as the “Boston Massacre.” Even though John Adams did not delight in the King’s actions, He believed that everyone deserved a fair trial. He became the defense attorney for the soldiers. He proved that the Captain was not guilty. Only two of the soldiers were found guilty and their thumbs were branded. Even though he had defended the British, Adams did not approve of many of the King’s actions. He was one of five to represent Massachusetts in the First Continental Congress meeting on September 5, 1774. He seconded the idea that the colonists should get independence from Great Britain. When a Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775 after
In 1774, he was elected to the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and simultaneously to the Continental Congress. He married Dorothy Quincy on August 23, 1775 and they had two children. His daughter is named Lydia Hancock, and his son is named John George Washington Hancock.
The relationship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was one of the most iconic and symbolic relationships in American history not only for its many ups and downs, but also for its great effects on the founding and governing of America.
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.
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
John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735, and he is the first of three
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.
On September 27, 1722, Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams attended and later graduated with a master’s degree from Harvard College in 1740. At Harvard College Adams studied law, but later decided to pursue politics. He started off his career as a tax-collector in Massachusetts, which he was not a very good one. Adams was elected to the Massachusetts Assembly in 1765, as a leader of the radical party. In 1774 he was elected to the First Continental Congress, then in 1775 he was elected again to be on the Second Continental Congress. Later he proudly signed his name to the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Before retiring in 1797, he served as lieutenant governor and governor of Massachusetts. Samuel Adams was raised on strict Puritan values, which are shown through his work.
Letter to John Adams from Abigail Adams and Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams
John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, on the family farm in the North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the second of five children to his parents John and Susanna Boylston Adams. John's father was his role model because he wasn't only a farmer by trade, but he also took on many other time consuming jobs around the community to help others. Everyone in his hometown in some way dealt with him because he owned the titles of: the deacon of the church, selectman, tax collector, constable, and the lieutenant of the militia. John's mother was from a very wealthy Boston family, but infamous for having a bad temper. She remarried in 1766 following the death of John's father five years earlier due to the flu epidemic. John
John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He died July 4, 1826. He had two brothers, Peter and Elihu. John Adams loved books and reading. He loved to write and to talk about history. He liked swimming, walking and billiards. He had silkworms and an alligator for his pets. Adam 's’ parents were Susanna Boylston and John Adams. His mother was notable in society and his father was a farmer, town councilman and deacon. John Adams attended Harvard University where he studied law in his senior year. After college, John Adams opened his own law firm in Braintree. He married
John was born on the farm that his parents owned. He was named after his father. his father was a deacon for their church, tax
Samuel Adams was born September 27, 1722 in Boston ,Massachusetts .died October 2 1803 in Cambridge, MA. He grew up in a family house on Purchase Street, near the Boston harbor. Boston was not the city it is today during that time. He was one out of eleven children. Most of his brothers and sisters did not live past the age of three. In fact, only two lived past the age three sadly.
John Hancock was born braintree on january 23 and he was raised by his aunt and uncle Hancock. After graduating from Harvard college in 1754 hancock went to work for his uncle. Hancock would later earn a reputation for being generous and using his personal wealth for public projects however, he also received criticism from some people, including fellow Revolutionary leader Samuel Adams. In 1775 Hancock married Dorothy Quincy (1747-1830) the daughter of Boston merchant and magistrate.
John Adams explains how the revolution began when he says, "The Revolution was effected before the war commenced (37-38). The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the
Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a well-known American patriot, which was a leader of the resistance to British policy before the American Revolution, throughout the colonies. Later, he became an active in Boston political circles. Consequently, in 1765, he was elected to the legislative body of Massachusetts, where he assumed leadership of the movement in Massachusetts that advocated independence from Great Britain. In 1767, measures were passed by the British Parliament, which was called the Townshend Acts. The first measure demanded for the suspension of the New York Assembly, thus penalizing it for not complying with a law. Then the second measure, which was called the Revenue Act, imposed