John Quincy Adams

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John Quincy Adams

• Presented By
• Kenrica Sands
• Allison Weller
• Justin Jordan
• Jonathon Vanderhorst

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Timeline Of John
Quincy Adams

• July 11,1767 Born in Braintree,
  Massachusetts(Coelho 109)
• 1775 Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker
  Hill (Coelho 109)
• 1776 Declaration of Independence(Coelho 109)
• 1781 Journeys to Russia as the secretary of envoy
  Francis Dana (Coelho 109)
• 1783 Treaty of Paris Signed (Coelho 109)
• 1787 Adams graduates from Harvard and begins law
  practice (Coelho 109)
• 1794 Appointed American ambassador to the
  Netherlands (Coelho 109)
• 1797 Marries Louisa Catherine Johnson and he was
  appointed minister to Prussia (Coelho 109)
• 1803-1808 Serves as U.S. senator from
  Massachusetts (Coelho 109)
• 1809 Appointed minister to Russia (Coelho 109)
• 1814 Negotiates the Treaty of Ghent which ended
  the War of 1812 (Coelho 109)
• 1817 He was named secretary of stat in the Monroe
  administration (Coelho 109)

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Timeline of John Quincy Adams (continued)

• 1818 Negotiates Four Point Treaty with Great
  Britain (Coelho 109)
• 1823 Monroe Doctrine (Coelho 109)
• 1819 Negotiates Transcontinental Treaty with
  Spain, securing Florida for the United States
  (Coelho 109)
• 1824 He was elected sixth president of the United
  States (Coelho 109)
• 1828 Loses presidential election to Andrew
  Jackson (Coelho 109)
• 1830 Elected to House of Representatives (Coelho
  109)
• 1831 Initiates anti slavery campaign in House
  (Coelho 109)
• 1836 Gag rule imposed in the House (Coelho 109)
• 1841 Supreme Court hears Adamss argument in the
  Amistad case (Coelho 109)
• 1842 Censure of Adams proposed in the House
  (Coelho 109)
• 1844 House repels the gag rule (Coelho 109)
• 1846 Mexican War begins (Coelho 109)
• Feb. 23,1848 John Quincy Adams dies in the HOR
  (Coelho 109)

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Five Facts About What Adams Did Before He Was
President

• Minister to Prussia, 1797-1801, Washington had
  made Adams minister to Portugal before his
  arrival in Lisbon because he received word that
  his father, which was now president, changed the
  appointed decision to be minister in Prussia( 95)
• Massachusetts State Senator, 1802 he was elected
  to represent Suffolk County in the state senate
  after returning form Portugal after being a
  minister in Prussia(95)
• Secretary of State1817-1825, appointed by
  President James Monroe because Adams was among
  the most accomplished Secretaries of State(96)

• In 1790, John Quincy Adams was admission to the
  bar, he opened a law office but he did not get
  much cliental(94)
• Was a minister to the Netherlands through 1794
  and 1797 because George Washington made him a
  minister to the Netherlands. His mission was to
  se that payments on debt coming from Dutch loans
  to America while the Revolutionary War was done
  correctly.(95)

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5 Personality Traits

• He was not afraid of fights (Kent 8)
• Believed in duty of Justice(Kent 9)
• Stubborn (Kent 8)
• Smart ( Kent 12)
• Brave (Kent 14)

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Decisions I

• A. John Quincy Adams decided to obtain only the
  westward extension of the Cumberland Road into
  Ohio and the construction f the Chesapeake and
  Ohio Canal.(Degregorio 99)
• B. John Quincy Adams made this decision because
  he stated that he was going to improve the
  conditions of those who are parties of the social
  compact. If he did not show that he stood by his
  word then it would cause conflict. He also made
  this decision because it was not much
  transportation. (Degregorio 99)
• C. John Quincy Adams made this decision because
  there was not much transportation ways, he made
  it clear that he was going to improve the social
  impact, and lastly he wanted to make sure he did
  something reflecting his campaign. (Degregorio
  99)
• D. If John Quincy Adams had not made this
  decision then it might be where we would still
  have poor transportation ways. We also would not
  have roads to travel on to get to a certain
  point.

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Decision II

• A. John Quincy Adams signed a bill saying that
  the Creek and Cherokee Indian nations had to be
  moved from Georgia to west of the Mississippi
  River.(Coelho 6165)
• B. John Quincy Adams was feeling pressure form
  his peers to move the Native Americans. He had
  also formerly wanted to move them
  elsewhere.(Coelho 6165)
• C. Plantation owners and politicians were trying
  to convince him. The Indian nations were on good
  farming land so if they moved than it would be
  more land for the American expansion.(Coelho
  6165)
• D. If the Native American had not been moved than
  not as many people would have died. Also, the
  Cherokee and Creek would still be living in
  Georgia. .(Coelho 6165)

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Decision III

• A. The decision that John Quincy Adams made for
  this problem is that he made taxes for imported
  items.(173)
• B. The government needed money for improvements
  such as roads and canals. John Q. Adams decided
  to have high taxes on imports to solve this
  problem. He also wanted money for a National
  University. (173)
• C. Three reasons that he made this decision is
  that he wanted more canals. He wanted more roads
  and canals. He also wanted an National
  University.(173)
• D. The United States of America may not have had
  roads or canals if John Quincy Adams had not made
  this decision.

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Decision IIII

• A. John Quincy Adams avoided the issue or
  protective tariffs. in the South, which benefited
  the Northern colonies, but damaged the economy of
  the Southern colonies.(67)
• B. To avoid political disaster, Adams avoided the
  issue. This is because3 if he opposed the
  protection, he would get support from the South.
  IF he agreed to veto some of the tariffs,
  including the Tariff of Abominations, he would
  upset the North.(67-68)
• C. Adams made the decision to avoid the
  complaints from the South for three reasons, for
  one, he did not want political disaster to occur.
  If he opposed the tariffs, he would gain southern
  support. Also, if he had decided to take sides,
  the Jacksons would gain support. (67-68)
• D. If Adams avoid the complaints from the South,
  then he would have gained some support, and the
  same time, lose some support, giving Martha Van
  Buren, a Jacksonaoan, a political
  advantage.(67-68)

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John Quincy Adams
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Works Cited

• Coelho,Tony. John Quincy Adams. New York Chelsea
  House Publishers,1990
• Gregorio , William A. The Complete of U.S.
  Presidents New York Red Dembner Books, 1989
• Kent, Zachary.Encyclopedia of PresidentsJohn
  Quincy Adams Chicago, Regensteiner Publishign
  Enterprises,inc 1987