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Hace 1 día · John Quincy Adams (/ ˈ k w ɪ n z i / ⓘ; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
Hace 3 días · John Quincy Adams, editor of the Western Appeal, c.1892. The Western Appeal was one of the most successful African American newspapers of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. At the height of its popularity, it was published in six separate editions in cities across the United States, including St. Paul.
Hace 4 días · Adams served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, following in the footsteps of his father, who was the second President. A member of multiple political parties throughout his career, Adams was known for his strong stance on abolitionism and support for education.
Hace 2 días · With political vitriol swirling in the air, Andrew Jackson became the obsession of a mentally disturbed house painter named Richard Lawrence, who took it upon himself to kill the 67-year-old president on a cold January day in Washington, D.C. But though Lawrence was armed with two pistols, and Jackson only with a cane, the president survived.
Hace 5 días · Well, for starters, John Quincy Adams was the first U.S. President to be the son of a former president, John Adams. That's not all, though. He was also known for his strong diplomatic skills, serving as a key figure in negotiating the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812.
Hace 1 día · Henry Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams, wrote a nine-volume work, The History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, which is acclaimed for its literary style, documentary evidence, and first-hand knowledge of major figures during the early Revolutionary era.
Hace 4 días · Matt's Bio. The Adams Houses, the two oldest surviving American presidential birthplaces, are clapboard vernacular houses located on Franklin Street in Quincy, MA. John Quincy Adams Birthplace, built in 1717, is the older of the two. John Quincy Adams was born there in 1767.
