John Adams' biography-2 pages double spaced on -introduction -early life -before the revolution -during the revolution -after the revolution -later years

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John Adams Biography

John Adams (1735-1826), the Second President of the United States, was a prominent individual of the American history. He is still well-known with the patriot cause, being a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses. In France and Holland, during the Revolutionary, War he aided the Americans and discussed the treaty of peace. Adding to that he was also a lawyer, minister of a church, the First Vice President of the United States, and settled many important negotiations. Certainly above all, he was a very influential man in the history of America.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in a small town of Braintree, Massachusetts. Before he was born, his parents and other ancestors were honored citizens in the founding. Other than the unofficial education in his village, Adams attended Latin and dame classes. Although he wanted to be a farmer, his learning prepared him for college and a job as a minister.

With help from a local scholar, in 1751 John passed his entrance tests for Harvard College and began four years of study that had changed him. He had learned many different subjects, and he became more interested in law and medicine over the ministry career. He graduated in 1755 and still did not know what job to take, so he became temporarily a teacher in Worcester while thinking about the future. At last, Adams chose to be a lawyer and studied law with the help of James Putnam in Worcester. After his study with Putnam, Adams moved back to Braintree, his hometown, and studied law there. As lawyer, Adams met many important men that were later leaders of the Massachusetts Colony.

Before the Revolutionary War, after dating for three years, in 1764 Adams married Abigail Smith, the daughter of...