6.+John+Quincy+Adams

= **John Quincy Adams** =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qnVpC4zXpM **Fast F** **acts:**
 * 6th President of the United States (1825-1829
 * Grew up during the American Revolution
 * He graduated second in his class in 1787
 *  Born on July 11, 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts
 * Political Party was Federalist, Democratic-Republican, Whig
 * Went to Harvard College and became a lawyer
 * Was the first son of a President to become President
 * Adams supported and believed in the development of arts and sciences
 * As president, he envisioned a plan for national greatness resting on economic growth and a strong federal government
 * John Quincy Adams was one of 15 Presidents who were elected without winning the popular vote
 *  Adams became the only President elected to the US House in 1830 after serving as president
 * Before becoming President, Adams opened a law office before becoming a minister to the Netherlands (1794-7)
 * John Quincy Adams was appointed as the minster to the Netherlands and then Portugal when he was just 26 years old by George Washington

**Significance:** > >
 * **Serving under President Monroe, Adams was one of America's greatest Secretaries of State http://www.state.gov/secretary/115194.htm **
 * **He negotiated the Adams-Onis Treaty http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AD004.html **
 * Key to advising his role in arguing before the supreme court to free slaves aboard the Amistad
 * Was the first President to advocate federal support for internal improvements
 * In 1828 the "tariff of abominations was passed which is a protection program for domestic manufacturing
 * Adams was known for keeping the country peaceful and made sure that America was involved with the least amount of foreign affairs
 * Historians agree he was one of the great diplomats in American history
 * Adams is best known as a diplomat who shaped America's foreign policy in line with his deeply conservative and ardently nationalist commitment to America's Republic Values
 * When he was president, he proposed a program of educational advancement and modernization, but Congress did not agree with it, therefore was stopped

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By:Zendi Venegas Period 3