No, what made that document especially problematic, to borrow from John Adams, was that it provided for “a monarchical ...

However, with training and time, John was able to refine his skills. As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George ...

By 1789 France was broke ... acting as an executive branch and remaining in power throughout much of John Adams presidency. Four years later, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army overthrew the ...

John and Abigail Adams wrote over a thousand letters to each other. They had plenty to tell one another during the months (sometimes years) that John was away from home helping found a new nation.

Between 1778 and 1788, John Adams served his country as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. His independent, unbending temperament was not ideal for diplomacy, and his ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

In 1789, President George Washington asked Jefferson ... but held on until July 4 when he breathed his last, just hours before John Adams did the same in Massachusetts.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity ...

The following year, noting his "example of courage under fire," John Adams nominated Washington ... After his inauguration on April 30, 1789, Washington faced the challenge of establishing ...

No, what made that document especially problematic, to borrow from John Adams, was that it provided for “a monarchical Republick, or if you will a limited Monarchy.” Adams would eventually ...