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Birth Date of John Adams
This date is important because it marks the start of his life. -
Attends College at Age 16
This is important because if he did not go to college, he wouldn't have been able to graduate from Harvard and if he did not graduate from Harvard, he couldn't have been a lawyer. -
Graduates From Harvard College
This is important because if he did not go to college, he would not have been able to be a president, lawyer ect. -
Begins to Practice Law
This was important because if he did not practice law, he would not have been able to be a lawyer. Therefore, he wouldn't have been the same person we know of today. -
John Adams Married Abigail Smtih
This event is important because then, his wife would be able to be the first lady of the United States. Also, If he did not marry Abigail Smith, he wouldn't have had his son, John Quincy Adams and we would never have had John Quincy as a president. -
Attacked the Stamp Act in articles in the Boston Gazette.
This was important because if he didn't speak out against the British, we wouldn't be our own country. -
John Quincy Adams is Born
If John Quincy Adams was not born, John Adams would not have been able to live long enough to see his son become the president of the United States. -
John Adam's Son is Born
This event is important becuase if John Quincy Adams was not born, he would have never been the only major US figure to interact with both the Founding Fathers and Abraham Lincoln. Also, the Monroe Doctrine would have never been created. -
Adams Appoints George Washngton to Command the Army
This event is important because on October 19, 1781, with the surrender of the British General Charles Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, General Washington defeated one of the most powerful nations on this earth. This wouldn't have happened if John Adams didn't appoint Gearge Washington to command the army. -
Son Charles was born
This event is important because if Charles was not born, John Adams would have never have had a son that he disowned. -
Son Thomas Boylston Was Born
This event was important because if Thomas Boylston was never born, John Quincy Adams would have never had had a secretaty in the Netherlands and Prussia. Also, if he was not born, John Adams would have never had had a son that represented the Massachusetts legislature in 1805-06. -
He Served in the Continental Congress.
This event was important because then he would get to be Vice-President. -
Chosen as a Delegate to the First Continental Congress
This event is important because this is when he became an influential figure because of his convincing arguments. -
Adams Published Thoughts on Government
This event is important because it heavily influenced many state constitutions. -
Adams Contributes to The Declaration of Independence
This event is important because this is perhaps one of the most notable works to which John Adams contributed to. -
Largely Wrote the Massachusetts Constitution
This event is importent because it influenced American political thought. -
He Went to Paris to Arrange a Peace Treaty
If he didn't go there, the war of seven years wouldn't have ended. -
Became the Ambassador to Great Britain
This event was important because he eased the tensions resulting from the war. -
XYZ Affair
During the XYZ affiar, he basically built a stronger navy. This is important because without John Adams, we wouldn't have had that strong of a navy as we did with him. -
John Adams Becomes President
This event was important because if John Adams didn't become president, he wouldn't have accomplished the peaceful resolution of the Quasi-War with France. -
President Adams Signs Alien and Sedition Acts
If he didn't sign this, it would be very easy for illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. -
Adams publishes Braintree Instructions and Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
This event is important because it articulated the widespread discontent (unhappiness) within the colonies. -
Nominates John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the US
This event is important because John Marshall presided over some of the biggest and most important court cases the United States has ever had. He wouldn't have been able to do this if John Adams didn't nominate him as Chief Justice. -
The Library of Congress was Established
This event is important because the Library of Ccongress is very important to the United States. It serves as the research arm of Congress and it's ecognized as the national library of the United States -
John Adam's Death
This is important because it ends the amout of things he did in his life.
