American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 1796
Online resource that provides data for the presidential election of 1796 won by Federalist nominee, John Adams.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: A New National Capital: Washington, d.c.
John Adams was the first president to reside in the President's House in the new capital Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated there. Read about how this swampy area became the location of the...
270 To Win
270towin: 1800 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1800 in a bitter battle won by Thomas Jefferson who defeated incumbent president John Adams.
270 To Win
270towin: 1796 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1796 won by John Adams in the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Remember the Ladies
Abigail Adams was an outspoken, intelligent woman concerned with the state of her country and its citizens. Of particular interest to her was the status of women and their improvement within the domestic sphere.
Other
D.c. History Project: Nation's Capital Moves to d.c.
Read the entry for May 15, 1800, to find out about John and Abigail Adams' feelings about the new President's Palace in the new capital of Washington, D.C.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: John Quincy Adams Birthplace
President John Quincy Adams was born in this house, which is adjacent to the John Adams Birthplace; it is also part of the Adams National Historical Park.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Francis Adams
Son of John Quincy Adams, grandson of John Adams an American lawyer, politician, diplomat, and writer.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Adams
(1735-1826) US President 1797-1801
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Adams
(1735-1826) Second president of the United States of America 1797-1801
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Adams
(1735-1826) Second president of the United States of America 1797-1801
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Adams Academy
High Gothic building, built in 1871 to a design by William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt, for a preparatory school funded with a bequest of John Adams.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Adams
An American statesman, politician, writer, brewer, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the second cousin of John Adams.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General John A. Dix
John Adams Dix (1798 - 1879) served as the Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and New York Governor. He was also a Civil War General in the New York Militia.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: John Quincy Adams
Review a transcript John Quincy Adams's inaugural address given on March 4, 1825. Includes a short introduction that explains how Adams came to be president.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: John Quincy Adams
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about John Quincy Adams.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams and sixth president of the United States.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abigail Adams
The second First Lady of the United States of America. She was married to John Adams.
Digital History
Digital History: Sedition Act and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions [Pdf]
Read about the foreign policy problems the United States was having at the beginning of the Adams administration. See what led up the the passage of the Sedition Act and some ramifications of it, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions...
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The United States and the French Revolution
The French Revolution had political consequences in the United States. It forced us to adopt a clear foreign policy of neutrality and to pass legislation concerning immigration. Examine how Jefferson and Adams responded to the French...
Yale University
The Avalon Project: The English Bill of Rights 1689
An electronic version of the original English Bill of Rights, written in 1689, which influenced the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, and laid the basis for American Democracy and common law.
Other
The Great Books Foundation: The Natural Aristocracy
A letter to John Adams from Thomas Jefferson dated October 28, 1813 that provides a mini-summary of Jefferson's philosophy toward democracy and the ability of Americans to govern themselves.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: American Presidency: John Quincy Adams
Brief biographical sketch of America's sixth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Boston Patriots
Read about five famous Boston patriots who played a large role in the events prior to the American Revolution and the Revolution itself.
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