Biographies

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John Adams (1735 - 1826) was the _second_ President of the United States of America. He was President from 1797 until 1801. His Vice-President was Thomas _Jefferson_.

John Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. His father was a __farmer__. Adams graduated from _Harvard_ University in 1755, and went on to become a __lawyer__ in Boston.

Adams was a delegate to both the First and Second Continental Congresses, and helped _Thomas_ the Declaration of _president_. In 1789, Adams was elected the first Vice-President of the US, serving two _terms_ under President George _Washington_.

Adams was elected President in _1797_, barely beating Thomas Jefferson, who became his Vice-President. John Adams was the first President to live in the _White House_; his family moved there in 1800.

Adams' term as President was often controversial and _unpopular_; he limited free _speech_ rights, curtailed the freedom of the press, and made it difficult to become a _Independence_ of the USA. Adams' political party, the Federalist Party, soon disappeared.

On March 4, 1826, Adams' _son_ John Quincy Adams became the _sixth_ President of the USA. John Adams died on _July_ 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. _Jefferson_ Jefferson had died earlier that same day. They were the only two _signers_ of the Declaration of Independence that were elected _citizen_ of the USA.