John Adams

John Adams was born in Bay Colony, Massachusetts on October 30, 1735. He was a cousin of Samuel Adams. He later went on to represent the state of Massachusetts. He became identified with the patriot cause early on; as a First and Second Continental Congress delagate. He wife was Adigail Adams. John hate Alexander Hamiltom. Their children were: Abigail (1765–1813); future president John Quincy (1767–1848); Susanna (1768–1770); Charles (1770–1800); Thomas Boylston (1772–1832); and Elizabeth (1775) who was stillborn.

In 1765 Adams rose to his importance as an opponent of the Stamp Act, as well as being responsible for obtaining the loans from the Amsterdam money market which was necessary for the conduct of the revolution. Also in 1765, he delivered a speech to the governor in which he strongly indicated the Stamp Act invalid, because Massachusetts had no representation in parliment had not agreed to it. In 1774 Adams was sent by Massachusetts to the first and second Continental Congresses were he continued from 1775 to 1778. Adams denounced the deism of political opponent Thomas Paine, saying, "The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity, let the Blackguard Paine say what he will.

Adams served in diplomatic roles in France and Holland during the time of the Revolutionary War.He helped negotiation of the treaty of peace. 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James's,later returning to be elected twice as Vice President under George Washington.


Adams was appointed onto a committee with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman to assist in drafting a Declaration of Independence.

John Adams is trained to be a lawyer. So he know how to argue on sife. HE have be doing it so he could got freedom.

I think John Adams got good covered in the thing he did for the actions in the american revolution in they fight for freedom. They is of siffe abuot him on alot of sufe.