Historical events of John Quincy Adams

M. Shoshany 20y
John Quincy Adams December 16, 2007

Historical Events of John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, unlike his father, John Adams, was not a very well known President. Although John Adams was one of the greatest Presidents of our time, John Quincy Adams had a major influence on what our country is today as well. Adams took part in many historical events.
John Quincy Adams grew up during the Revolutionary War in 1774-1783. When Adams was eight, during the year 1775, he witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill. John Quincy Adams did not take part in this war; however, he did have a role in the War of 1812. This battle was fought between the United States and Britain. It occurred because young USA was trying to capture Canada then failed. During the war of 1812, President Monroe sent John Quincy Adams to Europe. Adams signed the peace treaty between the two nations in the year of 1814 to end the battle. This combat confirmed America’s independence.
In 1809, after being selected Minister to Russia, he developed a diplomatic relationship with Czar Alexander I. This illustrated that Adams had the ability to bring peace between two nations. Adams was Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825 under President Monroe. He helped arrange to get Florida from Spain and have it added to the US along with Oregon Country from England. John Quincy Adams also helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine with President Monroe. To this day, we still refer to this document.
John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William H. Crawford, and Andrew Jackson were all running against each other for the Presidency. Henry Clay was disqualified because he had the least amount of votes of the four; Crawford suffered a stroke and was unable to become President. Between Andrew Jackson and John Adams, the election was up to the House of Representatives to decide. Adams won the Presidency. After this, Andrew Jackson accused Adams that this was a corrupt bargain because Jackson was not chosen to be Vice President regardless of the fact that he was runner-up. This was the first corrupt bargain in history.
In the year 1827, John Quincy Adams built roads, canals, bridges, railroads, universities, and lighthouses. This helped develop the national economy of the United States. This expansion was a big step and contribution for America’s growth as a nation.
John Quincy Adams was a peacemaker— he completed multiple treaties, ended wars, and assisted in the addition of colonies to the United States. John Quincy Adams was an economist that helped compile railroads, universities, lighthouses, roads, canals, and bridges. Even though Adams was not a popular President, he provided major contributions that brought our country’s economy to a whole new level. Many of his contributions we still use today.

Bibliography:
The Look It Up Book of Presidents http://american_almanac.tripod.com/railroad.htm
www.historycentral.com www.Answer.com

Major Contributions of John Quincy Adams

M. Shoshany 20y
John Quincy Adams December 11, 2007

Major Contributions of John Quincy Adams


John Quincy Adams’s vast accomplishments ranged from 1794, when he was appointed Minister to the Netherlands, all the way to 1848, when he died still fighting against slavery in the House of Representatives. The most significant achievement in his lifetime to the United States was being elected the sixth President. He had many important influences on his peers and people who he worked with.

Quincy Adams was appointed Minister to the Netherlands in 1794, then two years later, to Portugal. Afterwards he was selected to Minister of Russia where, beginning in 1809, he developed a diplomatic relationship with Czar Alexander I of Russia. This demonstrates that
Adams had the ability to bring peace between two nations. One of many quotes that emphasized peace and wanting everything to be in order by John Quincy Adams was, “may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right,” (Said in 1816). Even early in his career, John Quincy Adams played a big role in the community.
During the years 1817- 1825, John Quincy Adams negotiated a treaty with Spain called the Adams-Onis Treaty that helped acquire Florida as part of the United States. Before that time, Florida was a Spanish colony. Quincy Adams was Secretary of State under President Monroe and was considered one of the best secretaries of state at that same time. In 1823, Adams was an important help to developing the Monroe Doctrine.

John Quincy Adams’s political career took off in 1824 when he ran for president against Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay and William H. Crawford. Quincy Adams won the Presidency. From 1825-1829, during Adams’s presidency, he developed a system of roads, canals, bridges and even the B&O railroad to increase trade between cities. This was organized by the government. After his four year term as president it was expected that he would retire; but instead he was elected to the House of Representatives at age 63. John Quincy Adams served from 1831 until his death in 1848 when he suffered a stroke on the floor in the House of Representatives. One of Adams' major successes was in 1844 when he was able to help fight against and eliminate slavery.

John Quincy Adams was an influential figure and was very important to the development of the early United State. His roles played were astonishing, and his idea to construct roadways, canals, bridges and railroad helped to grow the economy. For these among other reasons, John Quincy Adams made significant contributions to the history of the United States!

Family Life of John Quincy Adams

M. Shoshany 20y
Research Project December 1, 2007


Family Life of John Quincy Adams



John Adams, born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was the husband of Abigail Smith Adams. One of their four children was named John Quincy. The lives of both John Adams and John Quincy Adams were very much the same. This essay provides many facts about John Quincy Adams, and his family life.

John Quincy Adams, born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1767, was a very bright student. Adams’s education began in the village school, then he was taught at home by his mother. He became a linguist and constant diarist after graduating from Harvard College. Little Adams fell in love with Louisa Catherine Johnson and married her in 1797. Quincy Adams had four children, three sons and one daughter: George Washington Adams (1801-29); John Adams (1803-34); Charles Francis Adams (1807-86); Louisa Catherine Adams (1811-12). Together, Quincy Adams, his wife and their children had a great life in Boston.

John Quincy Adams grew up as a child of the American Revolution, which occurred when he was seven years old. This was one of the reasons why he became so interested in politics. Quincy Adams later began his career as a lawyer. In 1802 he was elected to the United States Senate and six years later, President Madison promoted him to Minister of Russia.

John Quincy Adams died from a stroke at age ­­­­­­eighty-one on February 21, 1848. Louisa died in Washington in 1852 and was buried next to her husband. Quincy Adams was an influential figure and was very important to the development of the early United States.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html http://www.geocities.com/heartland/2328/jqa.htm http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jqadams.html
http://nytimes.com http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jqadams.html http://millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/jqadams

This photo was taken in Greenwich Village. It is a picture of a few rowhouses; these buildings were used in the early 1900's.

Greenwich VillagePictures

My school went on a trip to Greenwich Village. We saw the beautiful arch. This was built in the 1800's in signifficance to George Washington.

The Jewish Experience

CHAPTER ONE:

Years ago, in 1596, in the middle of the woods lived a small family in a stone house. Peaceful inside with the candles lit, while the war is still far. BOOM, CRASH, BOOM, a gunshot broke and shattered the silence! My sister Elana and I scuttled back to our cabin in our village of Jamestown.

“Ariella, Elana, where have you guys been?” yelled my mother.
“Out by the large hill, is there a reason you ask?” I replied.
“Yes,” my mother whispered.
“The war is out and many colonists are falling dead because of all the fighting that is increasing. Listen to me…” She said, “You may not ever leave this house without an adult by your side. You never know what can happen these days.”
“Fine,” I told Mother “It will never happen again.”

With that, off to bed we went. Mama marched in to kiss us on the forehead, and say ‘sweet dreams’ then sing us the prayer of shema.
“Also children, I just want you to know that tomorrow… we…are going travel…on… a boat…to move… to a …better village to…live in …with the majority of the other colonists. This will happen tomorrow morning at sunrise.”

Early the next morning, while it was still dark, disregarding everything Mother had told us, my little sister and I raced off to the hill! There we were, rolling down, when a funny looking fox appeared! We followed the fox, due to our interest. With it mocking us both, Elana and I wondered what the clever little thing would do next! The fox climbed into a deep hole. Wanting it to come out although frightened to dare put our hands inside, we sat there. As the time went by, waiting for the fox to come out we both fell asleep under a large tree.

CHAPTER TWO:

The sun finally rose. It was time to leave.
“Children, Take all your belongings, the boat is waiting. It is time, time to go and set off to live in a nice peaceful new town.” And once again she repeated…
“Children, Take all your belongings, the boat is waiting. It is time, time to go and set off to live in the nice peaceful new town.”
No answer was said. Mother went out to the hill to check if we had disobeyed her rules. Yet, she saw no little kids playing. Then checking our room once more, nobody was found. Place to place she ran through the village.
“Listen ma’m, we have limited time. You either have to board the boat or stay here,” said the captain. The captain got impatient and started to steer the boat out of the dock. Mother was frantic. She jumped with all her might onto the bow of the boat and slowly climbed up to be safe inside. Sobbing furiously, she was worried about her kids. The boat had left without Elana and Ariella.

CHAPTER THREE :

As the hours passed, the bright sunlight shined through the tree and the fox crept out of its hole. It skittered through the leaves and woke the two of us up. Elana and I followed the fox, and it soon began to become friendly with us.

On our way back home it was still light. Looking at the sun trying to figure out the time, we realized that the sun rose, the time is passing, and the boat left. Running and running and speeding through the air our hearts beat. Running and running and speeding through the air we were worried and scared, what were we going to do! We are all alone, only ages ten and eight, and never been more scared. Thinking, that we have helped a little during harvest in the plantations, maybe it won’t be so difficult after all! Then working our hardest to keep up with the days and get enough food, planting the crops, watering the crops, and yet years have passed.

The few years that have gone by have been solid tough. The harvest was not its best, and it is now a cold snowy winter. The small number of crops that are left is our region has become exceedingly expensive. And there is not much 'money' that is in our hands today, only the little that was left around the house when Mama left on the boat. It was "The Starving Time.”

CHAPTER FOUR

When Mother finally arrived in the peaceful new town of Plymouth she had been sick after a serious case of Typhus. Although, to Mama, that didn’t matter, all she really wanted was to see her children and live in peace with them! Crying every night before going to sleep, she thinks of us and what we are doing at that very second if we have survived.Time went on as mother grew older and we turned seventeen and fifteen. In the fall of 1609 Mother became friendly with several of her many neighbors. One of the many was named John Smith, who had been one of the leaders back in Jamestown, when we all lived there in 1608. Since he was so important and wealthy, he was able to establish plenty of rules for the colony. The most important rule was “He, who works not, eats not.”(History of Our Nation, page 67). Because John Smith still had many connections to the village of Jamestown, he was able to borrow one of the boats made by the ship builders in Plymouth and go on a search in Jamestown for us. Seeing as Mama had requested the favor, she insisted on going along with him.

CHAPTER FIVE – mother’s point of viewMama’s journal

• We are now on the boarding the boat getting ready to find my blessed Ariella and Elana.



• My room is small and cozy, but it makes no difference to me.



• It is my first day at sea – Smith is directing the captain to take the safest route along the New England coast to Jamestown.



• I am out here on deck with one of the four crew members, just trying to pass the time.



• I volunteered to steer the boat as the captain got weary, but unfortunately the rest of the crew members didn’t feel safe to leave the boat in the hands of a woman.



• So, I didn’t get to steer the boat, but it will be a great journey.



• The Chesapeake Bay is just coming into view. This means that we are right off the coast of Jamestown, and that we have nearly reached our destination.



• This will be my last entry in the journal for now, as I am about to disembark the boat and go in search of my girls.



• I hope that my prayers have helped to keep them safe, and they will forgive me for I did a terrible thing.

CHAPTER SIX:

“Mama, Mama, oh how we have missed you so much, and have worried about you”, said the two girls.
“You couldn’t have missed me as much as I have missed you both” Mother cried as she hugged us both.
We quickly made arrangements to travel back to Plymouth on the boat with Mama and all. We were so excited to be reunited with Mama again.

Mama’s journal•

Halleluiah! – there is nothing more I could possibly say!

THE END

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