- John Quincy Adams - Wikipedia
In 1817, President James Monroe selected Adams as his secretary of state In that role, Adams negotiated the Adams–Onís Treaty in 1819, which transferred Spanish Florida to the United States He also helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine, which became a key tenet of U S foreign policy
- John Quincy Adams | Biography, Facts, Presidency | Britannica
John Quincy Adams (born July 11, 1767, Braintree [now Quincy], Massachusetts [U S ]—died February 23, 1848, Washington, D C , U S ) was the sixth president of the United States (1825–29) and eldest son of President John Adams
- John Quincy Adams - World History Encyclopedia
John Quincy Adams (1767 to 1848) was an American statesman and diplomat who served as the sixth president of the United States (1825 to 1829)
- John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848) - U. S. National Park Service
John Quincy completed his long and brilliant career as a diplomat by serving for two years as U S Minister to England, a post held by his father after the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain and later to be held by his son, Charles Francis Adams, during the United States Civil War
- John Quincy Adams | The White House
John Quincy Adams, son of John and Abigail Adams, served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829 A member of multiple political parties over the years, he also served as a diplomat, a Senator, and a member of the House of Representatives
- John Quincy Adams - National Museum of American History
During his seventeen years as a congressman, "Old Man Eloquent," as Adams was called, actively supported the antislavery movement and promoted the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution
- John Quincy Adams: Life in Brief - Miller Center
Reared for public service, John Quincy Adams became one of the nation's preeminent secretaries of state but proved the wrong man for the presidency Aloof, stubborn, and ferociously independent, he failed to develop the support he needed in Washington, even among his own party
- Presidency of John Quincy Adams - Wikipedia
John Quincy Adams served as the sixth president of the United States from March 4, 1825, to March 4, 1829 Adams took office following the 1824 presidential election, in which he and three other Democratic-Republicans — Henry Clay, William H Crawford, and Andrew Jackson —sought the presidency
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