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Date Of Birth.
John Adams was born on October 30th, 1735 in Braintree Massachusetts. -
Education
He graduated from Harvard in 1755. -
Marriage.
In 1764, Adams Married Abigail Smith. -
Townshend Acts
Adams because a distant leading figure in the Townshend Acts. -
Boston Massacre
Adams agreed to defend the British soldiers who fired on a Boston crowd known as the Boston Massacre. -
Continental Congress
He was elected to the Massachusetts delegation that joined the representatives in Philadelphia at the first Continental Congress. -
Novanglus Essay
This essay that he wrote in 1775 talked about how the Parliament didn't have the authority to tax the colonies or legislate them in any way. -
Plan of Treaties with France.
He drafted the Plan of Treaties that had a framework for a treaty with France.
(Declaration of Independence happened this year too.) -
Europe Trip.
He sailed to Europe with his 10-year-old son John Quincy. -
Constitutional Convention
Adams came back from Europe and joined the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1779. -
Massachusetts Constitution.
He drafted the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, and it became a model for the other state constitutions. It also influenced the US constitution. -
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Paris France.
Adams went back to Paris France and brought his two sons with him, Charles and John Quincy. Him and his sons were there for almost 5 years. -
Election
He was part of the Election of 1789. He lost to George Washington and became America's first vice president. (He didn't become president till 1796) -
President
John Adams became the 2nd president after George Washington decided to step down in 1796. -
Peace Delegation to Paris.
He sent a peace delegation to Paris to negotiate an end to hostilities, in 1797. -
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Retirement
Retired at 65 years old and died at 90. -
Back to Quincy.
John Adams headed back to Quincy Massachusetts to retire. -
Date Of Death.
John Adams died on July 4th, 1826 in Quincy Massachusetts. It was also the Declaration Of Independence's 50th Anniversary.