John Quincy Adams

By Elio Celentino

John Quincy Adams had a quiet, but solid presidency.  From his early years in Massachusetts, all the way to his time spent in Washington D.C., Adams was a hard worker who kept America safe and strong. John Quincy Adams was a man who influenced the future of his country in many positive ways.

John was born July 11, 1767 in Massachusetts. John learned French and Dutch. He traveled a lot with his dad. His nickname was Old Man Eloquent because he was a strong and forceful speaker. John’s father was John Adams the 2nd president of the United States, his Mother was Abigail Smith Adams. When young, he saw the battle of Bunker Hill from a distance.

John Quincy Adams is most famous because he was the 6th president of the United States of America. He was son of one of the founding fathers. John was also a minister to Russia. He went to Harvard and became a great lawyer.  As president, he kept America out of foreign conflict, and he supported the federal government’s building of roads and highways which helped America’s economy.

John Quincy Adams was a Unitarian. He was also a peace commissioner at the Treaty of Ghent. He had four children named George, John, Charles, and Louisa. He married Louisa Catherine Johnson. John was a United States Senator. He died from a stroke on February 23, 1848. He was a great American, and a supporter of the arts and sciences.

John Quincy Adams ran in the election against a war hero and a congress man, named Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. He began writing a journal in 1779. When he was finished, he had fifty volumes. John loved to read. He is the only president to become a Congress men after being a president. He got married in England. John suffered from depression. He was president for 4 years, from 1825-1829.

John Quincy Adams was a multi-tasker.  He was a president and a senator. He was a son and a dad.  He was a husband.  And, he led a peaceful life.