Who Is John Adams: One Of The Fathers Of America?
On October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Quincy, Massachusetts) a boy was born to John Adams, Sr and Susanna Boylston. That boy was John Adams, Jr one of the fathers of our country. Well not yet, but he was going to get there. He was a very healthy child but when he arrived at Harvard his health took a turn for the worst. John had a respiratory infection, depression, and was inoculated for smallpox. John became a member of the Massachusetts legislature and was sent the Continental Congress meeting. He served other jobs in the government such as being the ambassador to Great Britain and the Dutch Republic. Then when George Washington was voted to be the first president John came in second and became the vice
president. His whole adult life he sufferd from heartburn, seasickness, and baldness. For the presidential election of 1797 John was part of the Federalist party and won over Thomas Jefferson who became his vice president. He signed several important acts including the Act for Sick and Disabled Seamen and the Alien and Sedition Acts plus fought the Quasi-War which he ended by sending an ambassador to France. John had poor vision and tremors in his hands so by the end of his presidency he could barely read or write.
John had his own opinions and disagreed with the other party as much as his own party. He was not a slaveholder and did not like slavery or abolition. John was neutral on Native Americans having been quoted as saying thing along the lines of as long as the Indians stay out of our lands let’s leave them alone. In the election of 1801 he lost to Jefferson and returned to his hometown of Braintree.
John continued to drink and smoke until his last few days. On July 4, 1826 in Braintree, Massachusetts John Adams died. He died of congestive heart failure where the chambers of his heart were not formed properly and the heart cannot function any more. His last words were “Thomas Jefferson lives” but in fact Jefferson had died several hours earlier. John Adam lived to age 90.
president. His whole adult life he sufferd from heartburn, seasickness, and baldness. For the presidential election of 1797 John was part of the Federalist party and won over Thomas Jefferson who became his vice president. He signed several important acts including the Act for Sick and Disabled Seamen and the Alien and Sedition Acts plus fought the Quasi-War which he ended by sending an ambassador to France. John had poor vision and tremors in his hands so by the end of his presidency he could barely read or write.
John had his own opinions and disagreed with the other party as much as his own party. He was not a slaveholder and did not like slavery or abolition. John was neutral on Native Americans having been quoted as saying thing along the lines of as long as the Indians stay out of our lands let’s leave them alone. In the election of 1801 he lost to Jefferson and returned to his hometown of Braintree.
John continued to drink and smoke until his last few days. On July 4, 1826 in Braintree, Massachusetts John Adams died. He died of congestive heart failure where the chambers of his heart were not formed properly and the heart cannot function any more. His last words were “Thomas Jefferson lives” but in fact Jefferson had died several hours earlier. John Adam lived to age 90.