Did you know that Jefferson and Adams died on the same day? John Adams probably can be used argued to be one of the best presidents in American History. John Adams was born on November 11,1735 in Quincy, MA. John Adams was a lawyer, founding father,Vice President and 2nd president of the United States. He had many flaws and accomplishments while Commander in Chief. He solved issues with France during his presidency. Also, before his presidency he was the most famous for defending five British soldiers in the Boston massacre. You also can’t forget the great rivalry between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
First, before his presidency John Adams was a. Lawyer. Prior to that,he was a teacher. He quit the job for something else. The soon to be Vice President would be most famous for defending five British in an event called the Boston Massacre. In this event, the brutal killing of five Americans happened. John Adams believed it was their right to a trial. The case took place and the British won the case. Not to mention, John Adams did try to run for president in 1788 though lost to George Washington.
His presidency was packed with problems and accomplishments. The election of 1796 was John Adams (federalist) vs Thomas
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John Adams was the first Federalist president. He was called an “unpopular” president. Adams and his federalist party usually favored Great Britain during the war between France and the United Kingdom. The relationship between France and the newly made United States wasn’t going to well. France was in a financial crisis. It started to become so bad that France took out U.S vessels while trading with United Kingdom. John Adams knew he had to deal with this issue and decides to send ambassadors to France. This is known as the XYZ affair. They tried to bribe the U.S they would stop interfering with trade if the U.S gave france $12,000,000 and an additional $250,000 to the minister. The United States said