USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who served in Congress after he was president?
A
Nicholas Biddle
B
John Tyler
C
John Quincy Adams
D
Samuel A. Worcester
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following his presidency, John Quincy Adams returned to Congress, serving nearly 17 years in the House of Representatives, where he earned the nickname “Old Man Eloquent.” Adams suffered a stroke and died in the U.S. Capitol on February 23, 1848.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adams retired to his farm in Quincy. Here he penned his elaborate letters to Thomas Jefferson. Here on July 4, 1826, he whispered his last words: “Thomas Jefferson survives.” But Jefferson had died at Monticello a few hours earlier. Learn more about John Adams’s spouse, Abigail Smith Adams.

Detailed explanation-3: -The biography for President Adams and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. John Quincy Adams, son of John and Abigail Adams, served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.

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