he died, Adams opened his eyes and whispered his last words: Jefferson “Thomas lives,” he said. Jefferson had died earlier that day. What He Said: little rebellion now and then is a good thing.” is my passion, “A “Science politics my duty.” John Adams (1735-1826) Highest Political Office: President (1797-1801) Other Accomplishments: First vice-president. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and negotiate the peace agreement with Great Britain to end the Revolutionary War. He served as Minister to Great Britain. Nicknamed of American Independence,” John Adams was a short (5'7"), plump man with an ego as big as his waistline. He felt it was beneath him to shake hands with anyone; he bowed instead. Adams was not alone in this practice, however. George Washington also preferred to bow rather than shake hands. Born and raised in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts, Adams was a lawyer by trade. He was the longest living American president. He died at the age of 90, in Quincy. Adams was the first president to occupy the White House. The nation moved its capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., during his administration. was a Federalist, and, as such, he held a more elitist view of His Politics: government than his Democratic-Republican rivals. The first truly defense-minded president, Adams built the U.S. Navy to the point where it could compete with that of any nation. Probably his most enduring political legacy was that he appointed John Marshall as Supreme Chief Justice. His most ignominious political legacy was his signing of the and Sedition Acts,” which made it a crime to criticize the government (violators “Alien could be imprisoned).
he died, Adams opened his eyes and whispered his last words: “Thomas Jefferson lives,” he said. Jefferson had died earlier that day. What He Said: “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.” “Science is my passion, politics my duty.” John Adams (1735-1826) Highest Political Office: President (1797-1801) Other Accomplishments: First vice-president. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and negotiate the peace agreement with Great Britain to end the Revolutionary War. He served as Minister to Great Britain. Nicknamed of American Independence,” John Adams was a short (5'7"), plump man with an ego as big as his waistline. He felt it was beneath him to shake hands with anyone; he bowed instead. Adams was not alone in this practice, however. George Washington also preferred to bow rather than shake hands. Born and raised in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts, Adams was a lawyer by trade. He was the longest living American president. He died at the age of 90, in Quincy. Adams was the first president to occupy the White House. The nation moved its capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., during his administration. His Politics: was a Federalist, and, as such, he held a more elitist view of government than his Democratic-Republican rivals. The first truly defense-minded president, Adams built the U.S. Navy to the point where it could compete with that of any nation. Probably his most enduring political legacy was that he appointed John Marshall as Supreme Chief Justice. His most ignominious political legacy was his signing of the “Alien and Sedition Acts,” which made it a crime to criticize the government (violators could be imprisoned).
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