MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Vice President to George Washington
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Commander of the Continental Army
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Vice President to Thomas Jefferson
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Governor of Massachusetts
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James’s, returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington. Adams’ two terms as Vice President were frustrating experiences for a man of his vigor, intellect, and vanity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adams was elected to two terms as vice president under President George Washington and was elected as the United States’ second president in 1796. He was the only president elected under the banner of the Federalist Party.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the Constitution’s original election process, each elector in the Electoral College cast two ballots. The candidate with the most votes became the president; the candidate with the second most became vice president. With 69 votes, Washington was elected president unanimously.
Detailed explanation-4: -On April 13, 1789, Adams departed his native Braintree for New York where he would assume the duties of Vice President, second in command only to George Washington. It was a proud moment for John Adams.
Detailed explanation-5: -April 21, 1789-John Adams was sworn in today as the first US vice president-9 days before Washington was inaugurated. Adams served as VP from 1789 to 1797, and as president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.