John Adams

John Adams is the President my daughter researched for this week's co-op. Next week she reports on John Quincy Adams, and my son reports on the invention of the Revolver.

This is the report my daughter gave at our President's Co-op this week:
"John Adams
John Adams was a very well known president, but before he became president he was one of the most hated men in the United States, after defending a British army for firing into a mob of angry men and boys known as the Boston Massacre. He proved that the mob was not that innocent. He was an American but he was also a lawyer and needed to set things straight. The British soldiers were cornered and the men were beating them so they left the solders on choice but to fight their way out.

John and Abigail Adams were very well known for their letters to each other while John was away. They always talked about how much they missed each other. They wrote over 1,100 letters and they would address each other as miss adorable, madam, my dearest sir, and other cute nick names.

He went to Europe with his son John Quincy Adams to ask for naval support. He sent his son to Russia to become a secretary at age 16.

After retuning home he became vice president. John took his job as vice president very seriously, aware that his every move would set the custom for years to come. From 1793 to1797, Washington and Adams served a second term. The government moved from New York to Philadelphia, where it stayed for the next ten years.

John Adams was vice president for 7 years under George Washington. But John’s vanity was hurt because he never had liked second place.

After George Washington, John Adams became president. John had barely beaten Thomas Jefferson, when he became president and after that they were always competitive.

John and Abigail moved to a manor house at Richmond Hill.

After John Adams’ presidency was over, Thomas Jefferson became our 3rd president.

July 4 1826, after his Presidency, John Adams lay ill at the age of 91, when he spoke his last words, “Thomas Jefferson survives.” But he was wrong. Thomas Jefferson had died only a few hours before.

-Caitie"