MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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the second president.
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the second vice president.
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the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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the second Senator from Massachusetts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The biography for President Adams and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington.
Detailed explanation-2: -Having finished second to George Washington in the first U.S. presidential election in 1789 and serving as Washington’s vice president (1789–97), Adams won a narrow victory over Thomas Jefferson to be elected as the second president of the United States in 1796.
Detailed explanation-3: -How unusual is it for a father and son to become President of the United States? It has now happened twice in our nation’s history: the Adamses (John Adams (1797-1801) and John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) and the Bushes (George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) and George W.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.