John Adams
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A lawyer and political activist prior to the Revolution, Adams was devoted to the right to counsel and presumption of innocence. He defied anti-British sentiment and successfully defended British soldiers against murder charges arising from the Boston Massacre. Adams was a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress and became a leader of the revolution. He assisted Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and was its primary advocate in Congress. As a diplomat he helped negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain and secured vital governmental loans. Adams was the primary author of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, which influenced the United States Constitution, as did his essay ''Thoughts on Government''.
Adams was elected to two terms as vice president under President George Washington and was elected as the United States' second president in 1796. He was the only president elected under the banner of the Federalist Party. Adams's term was dominated by the issue of the French Revolutionary Wars, and his insistence on American neutrality led to fierce criticism from both the Jeffersonian Republicans and from some in his own party, led by his rival Alexander Hamilton. Adams signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, and built up the Army and Navy in the undeclared naval war with France. He was the first president to reside in the White House.
In his bid in 1800 for reelection to the presidency, opposition from Federalists and accusations of despotism from Jeffersonians led to Adams losing to his vice president and former friend Jefferson, and he retired to Massachusetts. He eventually resumed his friendship with Jefferson by initiating a continuing correspondence. He and Abigail generated the Adams political family, including their son John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. John Adams died on July 4, 1826 – the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Adams and his son are the only presidents of the first twelve who never owned slaves. Historians and scholars have favorably ranked his administration. Provided by Wikipedia
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A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Correspondence between John Adams and Mercy Warren / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Thoughts on government applicable to the present state of the American colonies. : In a letter from a gentleman to his friend. by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Twenty-six letters, upon interesting subjects, respecting the Revolution of America by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The political writings of John Adams / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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John Adams, 1735-1826 : chronology, documents [and] bibliographical aids / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Novanglus and Massachusettensis, or, Political essays published in the years 1774 and 1775 on the principal points of controversy between Great Britain and her colonies / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Thoughts on government applicable to the present state of the American colonies. : In a letter from a gentleman to his friend. by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The correspondence of John Adams, late president of the United States of America concerning the British doctrine of impressment, and many interesting things which occurred during h... by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The earliest diary of John Adams; June 1753-April 1754, September 1758-January 1759 / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Papers of John Adams / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Twenty-six letters, upon interesting subjects, respecting the revolution of America Written in Holland in the year M,DCC,LXXX. / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The inadmissible principles of the King of England's proclamation of October 16, 1807, considered by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The selected writings of John and John Quincy Adams / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The spur of fame : dialogues of John Adams and Benjamin Rush, 1805-1813 / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The works of John Adams, second President of the United States : with a life of the author, notes and illustrations / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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The political writings of John Adams : representative selections / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Discourses on Davila a series of papers on political history, written in the year 1790, and then published in the Gazette of the United States / by Adams, John, 1735-1826
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