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John Adams Born
He was born in Braintree (now Quincy) -
Joined Harvard College
To study law -
Graduation
He graduated from Harvard -
Lawyer
He decided to become a lawyer -
Got married
He married Abigail Smith his third cousin -
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Member of Continental Congress
John Adams served as a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress -
Revolutionary War begins
The first shots were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts -
The Declaration of Indipendence
Adams was chosen to sign the Declaration of Independence but the gave the pen to Thomas Jefferson -
Appointed first Minister to Netherlands
This is like an Ambassador representing the U.S. -
Revolutionary War ended
The Revolutioary War ended when Britan surrenderd -
Treaty with Britan
He went with John Jay to sighn a treaty with Britan -
Treaty of Paris
Adams lead a group of 5 people to negotiate with Great Britan the end of the war for independence. Treaty of Paris was signed. -
Envoy Britan
John Adams became the first person to envoy Great Britan -
Becomes Vice President of the U.S.
He was the Vice President under Washington for 2 terms -
White House Construction Begins
At first it was called the President's House until 1901 -
Second term as Vice Precident
He again became the Vice President under George Washington. -
Whiskey Rebellion Begins
The Govt. put a lot of taxes on whiskey so the farmers had a protest and hurt the tax collector badly. -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
The U.S faught with the Native Americans and lost. -
Jay's Treaty
British were taking our saliors and forcing them to join their army so the U.S and Britan had a treaty that the Britan will leave the U.S -
Greenvill Treaty
The Native Ameriians sighed the treaty to leave the America land -
Pinckney's Treaty
The U.S made a treaty with Spain that the U.S. will not join forces with Britain and in return Spain will give the U.S. the Mississippi river. -
Becomes President
John Adams becomes 2nd President of the U.S. -
XYZ Affair
Three people came and told the govt. that they want money or else Britain will keep on making troops from U.S. traders. -
Alien and Sedition Act Passed
There was a war between France and the U.S and the Americans wondered if the people who moved from France (Alien) are with or against the Americans so the Fedralists made two laws:
1. President suspecting an Alien doing wrong can put them is jail
2. Anyone speak against govt. could be arrested -
Loses Re-election, Retires
Thomas Jefferson becomes President -
John Quincy Adams becomes President
John Adam's son becomes the 6th President. John Adams is very happy. -
John Adams Dies
He died on the Independence day and at the age of 91. Suprisingly, Thomas Jefferson died the same day.