USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

PRESIDENT JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following were goals of John Quincy Adams as president EXCEPT
A
Build roads and canals
B
Scientific advancement and exploration
C
Colonize the Caribbean Islands
D
More funding for public education
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1828, he broke ground for the 185-mile C & 0 Canal. Adams also urged the United States to take a lead in the development of the arts and sciences through the establishment of a national university, the financing of scientific expeditions, and the erection of an observatory.

Detailed explanation-2: -He played a major role in formulating the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European nations not to meddle in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. He also negotiated the Adams-OnĂ­s Treaty with Spain, which extended U.S. boundaries to the Pacific Ocean and ceded Florida to the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Quincy Adams was the only son of a President to attain the presidency himself is not true. John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams, the second president of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -He consistently advocated abolitionist views and policies while condemning slavery as an immoral institution and attacking the interests of Southern slaveholders. During the Mexican-American War of 1848, Adams was one of the leading opponents of annexing Texas, presciently predicting that it would lead to civil war.

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