MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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member of the Continental Congress
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a diplomat
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the vice president
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a judge
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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’ primary role as vice president was as president of the Senate. He was meant to preside over proceedings–not debate or lecture as he had in the Continental Congress. One of his most notorious missteps as vice president was inserting himself into the debate about the president’s title.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the first Presidential election, the electors met on February 4, 1789, and unanimously selected George Washington as President. The second highest vote getter was John Adams, thus becoming our first Vice President.