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John Adams
John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a direct descendant of Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied at Harvard University, -
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John Adam's Family
On October 25, 1764, five days before his 29th birthday, Adams married Abigail Smith, his third cousin. They had six children, Abigail (1765), John Quincy (1767), Susanna (1768), Charles (1770), Thomas Boylston (1772) and Elizabeth (1777). -
John Adams
Adams quickly became identified with the patriot cause, initially as the result of his opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765. -
John Adams
In 1770, Adams agreed to represent the British soldiers on trial for killing five civilians in what became known as the Boston Massacre -
John Adams
In May 1776, Congress approved Adams's resolution proposing that the colonies each adopt independent governments. -
John Adams
In 1796, Adams was elected as the Federalist nominee for president. Thomas Jefferson led the opposition for the Democratic-Republican Party. Adams won the election by a narrow margin, becoming the second president of the United States. -
John Adams
John Adams was the first president to live in the White House-then referred to as the Executive Mansion.
He was central to the Revolution and to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional government. -
John Adams
By 1800, this undeclared war had ended, and Adams had become significantly less popular with the public. He lost his re-election campaign in 1800, with only a few less electoral votes than Thomas Jefferson, who became president. -
John Adams's Son
John Quincy Adams, Adams's son, would eventually become the sixth president of the United States, though he was a member of the opposition party, the Democratic-Republicans. -
John Adam's Last Words
Adams and Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of American independence. Adams's last words were, "Thomas Jefferson survives."
