John Quincy Adams Was Born In 1767 In Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, And

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Term Paper Title	John Quincy Adams Was Born In 1767 In Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, And
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John Quincy Adams was born in 1767 in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, and was the second child of two children.  He was the sixth president of the United States, and devoted his life to serving the people.  Of the 81 years he lived, 50 were spent in public office.  His service ended only with his death at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.  Adam’s career of public service was one of the most varied in the colonies.  He served as a diplomat, senator, secretary of state, president, and, for the last 17 years of his life, member of the House of Representatives.
     During the war of 1763 between France and Great Britain, some Americans followed Thomas Jefferson and urged support of France, but members of the Federalist (anti-Jefferson) party wanted an alliance between the U.S. and Great Britain.  President Washington did not listen to either side and stated that America be neutral and not choose sides.  As news of the president’s ideas spread, more of the citizens began to support Washington less.  Though the president was harshly seen, an anonymous author, using the pen name Publicola, published a series of articles in a Boston newspaper that was read throughout the nation.  The articles sided with Washington’s views and soon everyone began to agree with Washington’s ideas.  Soon, president Washington found out that Publicola was actually John Quincy Adams.  Thus, Adams was appointed as diplomatic representative to the Netherlands.  While serving in the Netherlands, Adams married Louisa Catherine Johnson and had 3 sons with her.
     The year after his father was defeated for reelection in 1800, John Quincy returned to Boston to practice law.  In 1802, the Federalist Party leaders in Massachusetts helped him become elected to senate because of his past diplomatic records.  Shortly afterward, in 1803, the Federalists in the state legislature elected him senator of Massachusetts.  He disagreed heavily with the other senators in many issues such as the purchase of Louisiana and the passing of the Embargo Act.  Later in 1808, several months before his term was up, the Massachusetts legislature elected another senator to replace him so Adams resigned.  He then resumed his diplomatic career in 1809 when President James Madison appointed him U.S. diplomatic representative to Russia.  Adams became an important asset to foreign relations, as Russia was the only European outlet for trade at that time.  In 1817, John was called back to the U.S. to become secretary of...

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