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Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, Comprising Portions of His Diary From 1795 to 1848 (Volume 2) by John Quincy Adams, 2010-04-01 John Quincy Adams (Profiles of the Presidents) by Michael Burgan, 2003-03 John Quincy Adams and American Global Empire by William Earl Weeks, 2002-10-25 Memoirs Of General Andrew Jackson: Together With The Letter Of Mr. Secretary Adams (1824) by John Quincy Adams, 2010-05-23 John Adams, Vol.1 by John, Quincy Adams, Charles, Francis Adams, 2005-05-01 John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy by Samuel Flagg Bemis, 1981-04 Portraits of John Quincy Adams and His Wife (Adams Papers. Series IV: Portraits) by John Quincy Adams, 1970-01-01 Writings of John Quincy, Adams, Volume 6 by John Quincy Adams, 2010-02-04 Writings of John Quincy Adams, Volume 7 by John Quincy Adams, 2010-04-05 Memoirs of John Quincy Adams: Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848, Volume 1 by John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams, 2010-03-19 The diary of John Quincy Adams, 1794-1845: American political, social, and intellectual life from Washington to Polk by John Quincy Adams, 1951 Lectures On Rhetoric and Oratory: Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University, Volume 1 by John Quincy Adams, 2010-02-04 Memoirs of John Quincy Adams: Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848, Volume 4 by John Quincy Adams, 2010-03-03 Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, Comprising Portions of His Diary From 1795 to 1848 (Volume 08) by John Quincy Adams, 2010-01-06

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41. Brief Biography Of John Quincy Adams
    Short biography of the sixth president of the United States.  
    http://www.freegk.com/politics/adams_john_quincy.php
    
    Extractions: sixth president of the United States (1825-1829), who combined brilliant statesmanship with skilful diplomacy. As Secretary of State (1817-1825) he ranks among the ablest holders of the office, and he played a major role in formulating American foreign policy. As an eight-term member of the House of Representatives (1831-1848) he was a leading defender of freedom of speech and a spokesman for the antislavery cause. Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, on July 11, 1767, the eldest son of Abigail and John Adams. Remarkably precocious, at the age of 12 he accompanied his father to Europe. He served as French translator to Francis Dana, US minister to Russia, in 1781-1783 and as his father's secretary in 1783, during the peace negotiations that ended the American War of Independence. He graduated from Harvard College and opened a law office in Boston. Adams's "Publicola" essays, attacking the views Thomas Paine expressed in the Rights of Man, won him early political recognition. In 1793 President George Washington named him minister to Holland and then sent him to London to aid John Jay in negotiations with the British which resulted in the so-called Jay's Treaty. In London he met Louisa Catherine Johnson, whom he married in 1797; it was a happy union, marked by deep affection. That same year he became minister to Prussia, with which he concluded a pact incorporating the neutral rights provisions of Jay's Treaty. In 1801 Adams was elected to the Massachusetts Senate and two years later to the US Senate. Although a Federalist, he followed an independent course. Adams's support of the Louisiana Purchase and his endorsement of the policy of commercial warfare promoted by president Thomas Jefferson led to a break with his party and his resignation in 1808. The following year President James Madison appointed him minister to Russia, where he did much to encourage Tsar Alexander I's friendly feelings towards the United States. As one of the delegates sent to Ghent to negotiate an end to the War of 1812, Adams found the British commissioners so intransigent that he had to approve a peace treaty (1814) that fell short of US expectations. In 1815 he was appointed minister to Great Britain, where he did much to ease tensions resulting from the war.

42. The Education Of John Quincy Adams
    Brief overview of the education of America's sixth president. Includes a letter written by a 10year-old Category Society History Presidents adams, john quincyThe Education of john quincy adams. America's sixth president. I am, dear sir,with a present determination of growing better,. Yours,. john quincy adams.  
    http://www.forerunner.com/mandate/X0069_The_Education_of_Joh.html
    
    Extractions: America's sixth president This issue of The Mandate examines the importance of the family in shaping the destiny of a nation. The article on pages 10-11 shows that God the Creator has given parents the great responsibility of overseeing the education and character development of their children. Christian character, which can never be adequately taught in a public school setting, is essential to sustain a free nation. Modern Americans have ceased, for the most part, to fulfill this obligation. They have turned away from the God who made America great and have produced a generation that is lazy, incapable of shouldering responsibility, dishonest, and forever blame-shifting. Many Chinese students observe these modern Americans and the enormous prosperity they have inherited and conclude that freedom and prosperity must have very little to do with personal character. But that is not true. We must look deeper to find the truth. The personal history of most early Americans reveals quite a distinct contrast in character to their modern counterparts. A close examination of historic accounts leads to one conclusion: America rose to greatness because of character - and she shall fall, if current trends prevail, for lack of it. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, is an excellent example of this character instilled in early Americans. Born in 1767, John Quincy came from a New England farm family that played a significant role in shaping the course of the United States.

43. Encyclopedia Americana: John C. Calhoun
    Encyclopedia Americana In 1824, Calhoun was elected vice president of the United States with support from both the adams and Jackson factions. He served under the victorious john quincy adams, but in 1828 he supported Andrew Jackson and was again elected to the vice presidency when Jackson won the presidency.  
    http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/vp/vpcal.html
    
    Extractions: John Caldwell Calhoun, (1782-1850), kal-hoon', American statesman and political philosopher. From 1811 until his death he served in the federal government, successively as congressman, secretary of war, VICE PRESIDENT , senator, secretary of state, and again as senator. Always he was at the heart of the issues of his time, notably the nullification crisis and the conflict over slavery. Loyal to his nation, to his state of South Carolina, and, above all, to his principles, he sought to preserve the union while advancing Southern interests. Early Career Born in Abbeville district, S.C., on March 18, 1782, Calhoun grew up in an atmosphere of controversy and social change. The extension of cotton culture was bringing slavery into the up-country, where small farmers like his father were challenging the political dominance of the low-country planters. Calhoun was largely self-educated before he entered Yale as a junior in 1801. He graduated with honors in 1804; went on to law school, in Litchfield, Conn.; and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1807. Practicing in his native district, he quickly gained the reputation that took him to the state legislature. There, from 1809 to 1811, he helped establish an enduring balance of power between South Carolina's tidewater planters and piedmont farmers.

44. Adams, John Quincy
    encyclopediaEncyclopedia adams, john quincy. adams, john quincy, 1767–1848,6th President of the United States (1825–29), b. quincy  
    http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0802438.html
    
    Extractions: Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy, Adams and Abigail Adams and father of Charles Francis Adams Dana In 1803 he became a U.S. Senator as a Federalist, but his independence led him to approve Jeffersonian policies in the Louisiana Purchase and in the Embargo Act of 1807 ; the Federalists were outraged, and he resigned (1808). Sent as minister to Russia in 1809, he was well received, but the Napoleonic wars eclipsed Russian-American relations. He then helped to draw up the Treaty of Ghent Monroe Doctrine In 1824 Adams was a candidate for the U.S. presidency. Neither he, nor Andrew Jackson , nor Henry Clay received a majority, and the election was decided in the House of Representatives. There Clay supported Adams, making him president. Adams appointed Clay secretary of state, over the Jacksonians' cry that the appointment fulfilled a corrupt bargain. With little popular support and without a party, Adams had an unhappy, ineffective administration, despite his attempts to institute a broad program of internal improvements. Cold and introspective, Adams was not generally popular, but he was respected for his high-mindedness and knowledge. His interest in science led him to promote the

45. John Quincy Adams Biography Pictures Portrait Books Online Forum
    Text of adams's speeches at Selfknowledge.com.  
    http://www.selfknowledge.com/2au.htm

46. John Quincy Adams, B. 1845. Narrative Of The Life Of John Quincy Adams, When In
    Narrative of the Life of john quincy adams, When in Slavery, and Nowas a Freeman. By john quincy adams, b. 1845. University of North  
    http://docsouth.unc.edu/adams/menu.html

47. The Education Of John Quincy Adams
    Brief overview of the education of America's sixth president. Includes a letter written by a 10year-old adams to his father.  
    http://forerunner.com/mandate/X0069_The_Education_of_Joh.html
    
    Extractions: America's sixth president This issue of The Mandate examines the importance of the family in shaping the destiny of a nation. The article on pages 10-11 shows that God the Creator has given parents the great responsibility of overseeing the education and character development of their children. Christian character, which can never be adequately taught in a public school setting, is essential to sustain a free nation. Modern Americans have ceased, for the most part, to fulfill this obligation. They have turned away from the God who made America great and have produced a generation that is lazy, incapable of shouldering responsibility, dishonest, and forever blame-shifting. Many Chinese students observe these modern Americans and the enormous prosperity they have inherited and conclude that freedom and prosperity must have very little to do with personal character. But that is not true. We must look deeper to find the truth. The personal history of most early Americans reveals quite a distinct contrast in character to their modern counterparts. A close examination of historic accounts leads to one conclusion: America rose to greatness because of character - and she shall fall, if current trends prevail, for lack of it. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, is an excellent example of this character instilled in early Americans. Born in 1767, John Quincy came from a New England farm family that played a significant role in shaping the course of the United States.

48. New Book Of Knowledge: John Quincy Adams
    An encyclopedic biography written for 38 grade students. Includes fact file and inaugural address.  
    http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/nbk/bios/06padam.html
    
    Extractions: Many Americans have sought the office of PRESIDENT of the United States and have deliberately shaped their lives to that end. John Quincy Adams' parents prepared him for the presidency from boyhood. But although Adams achieved his goal of becoming president, his term in the White House was overshadowed by his two other political careersas America's greatest diplomat and as its greatest defender of human freedom in the U.S. House of Representatives. An Unusual Childhood John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. His father was John ADAMS , who would later become the second president of the United States. His mother, Abigail Smith Adams, was the most accomplished American woman of her time. Young Adams grew up as a child of the American Revolution, which began when he was 7 years old. John Quincy's education began in the village school and continued under his mother's guidance. His education was inspired by letters from his father, who had been serving in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia since 1774. During the Revolutionary War, John Quincy accompanied his father on two diplomatic missions to Europe. In 1781, at the age of 14, he acted as French interpreter to his father on a mission to Russia. In 1783, John Quincy served as his father's secretary when the elder Adams was minister to France. Young Adams was present at the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War.

49. ThinkQuest Library Of Entries
    Includes biography, speeches, timeline, cabinet appointments, quotation, and interesting fact.Category Society History Presidents adams, john quincypresident john quincy adams sixth president of the united states biographyjohn quincy adams was born in Braintree (now quincy), Massachusetts.  
    http://library.thinkquest.org/12587/contents/personalities/jqadams/jqa.html
    
    Extractions: The web site you have requested, , is one of over 4000 student created entries in our Library. Before using our Library, please be sure that you have read and agreed to our To learn more about ThinkQuest. You can browse other ThinkQuest Library Entries To proceed to click here Back to the Previous Page The Site you have Requested ... click here to view this site Click image for the Site Languages : Site Desciption Valuable information about United States elections and political parties is found at this site. Concepts relating to politics, as well as historical information about political parties, is presented in a time line format. Biographies of figures in American political history are provided, along with an extensive listing of political parties with Internet links to their official web sites. Information about the presidents is available here along with details and facts about political parties.

50. America's Chrisitan Rulers: John Quincy Adams
    A brief look at adams' faith.  
    http://forerunner.com/forerunner/X0205_John_Quincy_Adams.html
    
    Extractions: John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, now Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of John Adams, the second President of the United States. On March 4th 1825, he was inaugurated as President and served one term. His inaugural address closed with these words: "Knowing that 'except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain,' with fervent supplications for His favor, to His overruling providence I commit, with humble, but fearless confidence, my own fate, and the future destinies of my country." Known as a great orator, he was a popular speaker in many places. He owed his influence, not to his manner, presence or pleasing tones, but to the fact that what he said was worth hearing. When it was feared that Christian influence was waning in New England, he prepared a lecture on Truth, which he delivered in many places. The premise was: "A man to be a Christian must believe in God, in the Bible, in the Divinity of the Savior's mission, and in a future state of rewards and punishments." Adams wrote a series of letters to his son on "The Bible and its Teachings" which were published in the New York Tribune, in which he stated: "I have myself for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year. I have always endeavored to read it with the same spirit and temper of mind which I now recommend to you; that is, with the intention and desire that it contribute to my advancement in wisdom and virtue ... My custom is, to read four or five chapters every morning, immediately after rising form my bed. It employs about an hour of my time, and seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day."

51. Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848), 6. Präsident Der USA (1825-1829)
    Translate this page Go BackBack. adams, john quincy (1767-1848), sechster Präsidentder Vereinigten Staaten (1825-1829) und Außenminister (1817-1825).  
    http://home.snafu.de/hermann.holzhauer/adams_jq.htm

52. The Political Graveyard: Index To Politicians: Adams, J.
    adams, john quincy (17671848) also known as Old Man Eloquent of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Nephew by marriage of Thomas  
    http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams5.html
    
    Extractions: Questions? Return to The Political Graveyard main page Index to Politicians: Adams, J. Adams, J. C. of Phoenix, Maricopa County , Ariz. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, Burial location unknown Adams, J. E. of Copperhill, Polk County , Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, Burial location unknown Adams, J. E. of Santuc, Union County , S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, (alternate), . Still living as of 1948. Adams, J. M. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1855. Burial location unknown Adams, J. M. of Flint, Genesee County , Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, Burial location unknown Adams, J. Q. Socialist. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Burial location unknown Adams, J. Q. of Uniontown, Fayette County , Pa. Mayor of Uniontown, Pa. Burial location unknown Adams, J. S. of Gretna, Pittsylvania County , Va. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, ; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia

53. Adams, John Quincy Trivia And Quizzes Quiz
    Special Lists Newest Quizzes Top Ranked Overall Easy Average Hard -Most Popular Options Create a adams, john quincy Quiz Special Instructions  
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54. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
    Includes a brief collection of facts, timeline, and biography.  
    http://members.aol.com/icecold966/JQA.html

55. Adams, John Quincy
    john quincy adams (17671848) Massachusetts. Library of Congress. john adams,Letters of john adams and john quincy adams, 1776-1838 (New York 1906).  
    http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jelkins/lp-2001/adams.html
    
    Extractions: Library of Congress John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States (1825-1829) and lifetime diarist. His father, John Adams , helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was the second President of the United States (1797-1801). John Quincy was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts in 1767. His early education, in mathematics, languages, and the classics, was by way of his father. He graduated from Harvard College in 1787 and studied law in Newburyport, Massachusetts under the tutelage of Theophilus Parsons . In 1790 he began the practice of law in Boston. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1802, served in various diplomatic posts and was President James Monroe's Secretary of State (1817-1825), in the opinion of many, one of the best to ever serve in that post. Adams was an abolitionist and opposed slavery in the newly admitted states. After completing his Presidency, Adams served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1831 until his death in 1848. John Quincy Adams

56. The Massachusetts Historical Society | Adams Papers
    Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society comprised of over a quarter million manuscript Category Society History United States Presidents adams, john and diaries of generations of adams husbands, wives, and children including johnadams (17351826) and Abigail adams (1744-1818), john quincy adams (1767-1848  
    http://www.masshist.org/adams.html
    
    Extractions: Enlarge/Details The Adams Papers Collection was given to the Massachusetts Historical Society by the Adams family in 1956. The papers comprise over a quarter million manuscript pages of the letters and diaries of generations of Adams husbands, wives, and children including John Adams (1735-1826) and Abigail Adams (1744-1818), John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Catherine Adams (1775-1852), and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) and Abigail Brooks Adams (1808-1889). The Adamses were involved in all these momentous political developments. Yet they were an affectionate family as well as a succession of public figures. In whatever part of the world they found themselves, they corresponded with their wives and husbands, their parents and children, discussing everyday incidents, amusing or annoying, as well as significant issues. The entire collection is available on microfilm (608 reels), sets of which are in over ninety libraries in the United States and abroad. The Society also sponsors The Adams Papers editorial project, which is preparing a comprehensive documentary edition of the papers.

57. John Quincy Adams
    Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series.  
    http://www.americanpresident.org/kotrain/courses/JQA/JQA_In_Brief.htm
    
    Extractions: THE DIPLOMAT PRESIDENT Fast Facts Born: July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts Died: February 23, 1848, in Washington, D.C. Nickname: "Old Man Eloquent," "His Excellency" Married: Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852), on July 26, 1797 Religion: Unitarian Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1787) Political Party: Democratic-Republican Career: Lawyer; Secretary to U.S. Minister to Russia, 1781; Minister to the Netherlands, 1794; Minister to Portugal, 1796; Minister to Prussia, 1797-1801; Member, Massachusetts Senate, 1802-3; United States Senator, 1803-8; Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Harvard, 1806-9; Minister to Russia, 1809-11; Peace Commissioner at Treaty of Ghent, 1814; Minister to Great Britain, 1815-17, Secretary of State, 1817-25 (under Monroe); President of the United States, 1825-29; Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1831-48 Domestic Policy Highlights: "American System," Tariff of Abominations Foreign Policy Highlights: Latin America, Commercial Treaties

58. JQA: One President's Adolescence
    down ohn quincy adams (JQA) (17671848), the sixth president of the United States,was the son of our second president, john adams, and his wife, Abigail.  
    http://www.masshist.org/JQA/StudyingJQA/
    
    Extractions: scroll up scroll down ohn Quincy Adams (JQA) (1767-1848), the sixth president of the United States, was the son of our second president, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail. As a boy, JQA experienced the birth of a new nation, and he watched his father and fellow patriots lay the groundwork that would enable it to grow and prosper. More ordinary matters also occupied the mind of JQA and his famous family, and many of these the modern reader will find remarkably familiar.

59. Adams Defends The Mutineers (Reason): American Treasures Of The Library Of Congr
    john quincy adams was 74 years old when he appeared before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Amistad Africans. This short biography tells of the role he played in that battle.  
    http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr021.html
    
    Extractions: Manuscript Division After fifty-three African captives aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad mutinied off the coast of Cuba in 1839, killing the captain and cook, they tried to sail the vessel back to Africa. Captured off Long Island, their return was demanded by the Spanish government. Former president John Quincy Adams argued their case before the Supreme Court in 1841, and largely through his efforts, the captives were freed and permitted to return to Africa. Adams's legal brief, "extraordinary for its power" in the words of Justice Joseph Story, was widely circulated in print and became a milestone in the abolitionist cause. Additional Views: Page 2 Page 3

60. John Quincy Adams
    adams, john quincy, sixth president of the United States under the constitution,born in Braintree, Massachusetts, 11 July 1767; died in Washington, District  
    http://www.virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/rebelswithavision.com/johnqad
    
    Extractions: This tally sheet documents the last presidential election in which no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote, throwing the election into the House of Representatives. John Quincy Adams won the presidency over Andrew Jackson - Courtesy of: National Archives and Records Administration ADAMS, John Quincy " dispersed all possible doubt of the independence of his country." In 1785, when his father was appointed minister to England, he decided not to stay with him in London, but to return at once to Massachusetts in order to complete his education at Harvard College. For an American career he believed an American education to be best fitted. Considering the immediate sacrifice of pleasure involved, it was a remarkably wise decision in a lad of eighteen. But Adams's character was already fully formed; he was what he remained throughout his life, a Puritan of the sternest and most uncompromising sort, who seemed to take a grim enjoyment in the performance of duty, especially when disagreeable. Returning home, he was graduated at Harvard College in 1788, and then studied law in the office of Theophilus Parsons, afterward chief justice of Massachusetts. In 1791 he was admitted to the Suffolk bar, and began the practice of law, the tedium of which he relieved by writing occasional articles for the papers. Under the signature of

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