Was born on October 30 of 1735 and died on July 4 of 1826.
He was a politician philosopher, and the second president of the
Was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, he persuade Congress to declare independence, and assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
He was a major negotiator of the eventual peace treaty with
Adams' revolutionary credentials secured him two terms as George Washington's vice president and his own election as the second president of the
The major accomplishment of his presidency was his peaceful resolution of the Quasi-War crisis with
Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the