President John Adams was only president for one four- year
term. He was president from the years 1779 to 1801.
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John Adams was born to Susanna Adams on the 30 th of October in
1735. He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. Braintree is now
known as Quincy, Massachusetts.
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John Adams died on the 4 th of July in the year of 1826. He
died in Braintree. John died on the same day as his friend Thomas
Jefferson. He also died in the same year as Thomas Jefferson.
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In his early life, John helped his father with work around the
family farm. After a while, John Adams Sr. wanted John to go to
school. But, John Adams Jr. would often skip school to fish and
hunt. John had two brothers. He was also a deacon at his church. A
deacon is someone who is a messenger or a servant usually related
to church.
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John skipped a lot of school. I dont know which school John
went to when he was little. So when he was old enough, John went to
Harvard College. He went to college to become a lawyer.
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Before he was President, John Adams was a teacher and a lawyer.
He was also a diplomat. Then he became a surveyor.
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During his political journey, John Adams was a lawyer. He was
also a member of the Continental Congress. Then he became
President.
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John Adams had a lot of nicknames. One was the Duke of
Braintree. Another one was his Roundity(he was kind of chubby).
Next is The Atlas of Independence. John was also called Bonny
Johnny. He was also very hot- tempered.
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There were three main events when John Adams was President. One
was the XYZ affair. The XYZ affair was a diplomatic episode when
America thought France had insulted it. Affair
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Another one was the Stamp Act. The stamp act was when England
started putting a tax on every stamp that was imported from
England. The last one was Jays Treaty. That was when America and
Great Brittan went to war because they couldnt trade
peacefully.
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Started smoking at 8 years old When his teeth fell out, he
didn't wear dentures His vice president was Thomas Jefferson He had
5 children 1 st president to father another President (John Q.
Adams) Loved to read Skipped a lot of school days 1 st president to
live in the White House Was a Founding Father
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National Geographic, Washington
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#1 Which one of the following nicknames belongs to John Adams?
A: Honest Abe A B C B: Dutch C: Bonny Johnny #2 How many children
did John Adams have? A:5 B:7 A B C D C:10 D:1 #3 What was John
Before he was President? A: life- guard B: a woodcutter A B C C:a
teacher #4 Which one of these key events happened during John
Adamss term? A: The Civil War A B C B: World War ll C:XYZ
Affair