John Adams was the oldest son of Susanna and John Adams, born on October 30, 1735 in Massachusetts. Adams was always a bright student and received good grades throughout his school years. He went to Harvard College and later studied law with an attorney, only to become one of the best attorneys of Boston. Several years later, John Adams met an extremely intelligent woman named Abigail, whom he later married and had six children with. Abigail played a huge role in John’s life, supporting him greatly and helping his career a lot.…
This is a story of a great man and how he turned his life around through hard work and determination. Paul Revere's jr born on January 1, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Apollos Rivoire a French immigrant who’s family sent him to America at the age of thirteen and son of Deborah Hichborn a boston native and she also came from a artisan family. When Apollos came to American he changed his name to Paul Revere so his name sounded American and he also got a apprenticeship from a goldsmith. When the oldest child of seven Paul Revere jr turn old enough his farther apprenticed him and showed him the way of the…
During the Civil War, there were many great commanders that helped make the war successful. Winfield Scott Hancock is not only known for the Civil War, but in the many other wars that he fought bravely in. Hancock is known for when he commanded the Union center, and defeated Confederate troops, which was known as Pickett's Charge.…
Home to Abigail would always be Braintree, Massachusetts where she and John retired for seventeen years after his presidency. Both John and Abigail were Unitarians and Abigail often said, “ True religion is from the heart, not from a person’s good deeds.”…
Mary did everything she could to reach out to Queen Elizabeth, but the queen wouldn’t let that happen. Bloody Queen's points out, “In nearly three decades of obsession with each other they will never actually meet.” While Mary sat in prison for the next eighteen years, she never met her son James. Mary was hoping her son would negotiate her release, but he never did. Mary not only lost her parents, but she lost having relationships with the only family she had left.…
John Quincy Adams was a major influence in the history of the United States. John Quincy took part in more important events, and held more important positions than any person in United States history. Some of the important positions he held were he was American Ministers to four different European Countries (Hague, Prussia, Russia and England), a State Senator representing Massachusetts, peace negotiator to England, a member of the House of Representatives, Secretary of the State, and President of the United States. John Quincy followed in the footsteps of his father John Adams, when he became President of the United States, but both father and son failed to win their second term as President. Although he had many successes he viewed himself as a disappointment. He did have many accomplishments during his career, but he also had a few downfalls and failures during his career. John Quincy was not the most liked person in the country, but he stood up for what he thought and believed in.…
His letter impressed many people and funds were pooled together to send him to America to attend college. While attending college, Hamilton was introduced to several significant figures of the time which lead to his involvement in the American Revolution. Hamilton had a significant impact on the revolution including…
Before meeting his wife Katherine during his late college years, John lived a blessed childhood growing up with one sister, Mary Katherine. Him and Mary Kate grew up in Bel Air, Maryland where they lived with their mother and father, Jill and Rick. John attended catholic school his entire childhood and his religious faith was important to him throughout his lifetime. John studied…
John Adams, born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts, was the first vice-president and the second president of the United States. He was also a very influential person in America. Although he wasn’t really the most famous president, he contributed to many aspects throughout his presidency and political career. Most of his contribution includes his writings, speeches and essays, his part in the office, and his role in the signing of important documents.…
Before the American Revolution, before being one of the wealthiest merchants in all of the 13 colonies, and before even having a political profession, Hancock’s journey embarked by working as a clerk in his uncle’s mercantile shipping business. He learned it swiftly, and one day in the year of 1761, Hancock took a voyage to London to observe how business ran in England. In his travels, Hancock had the pleasure of watching the funeral of George II and the coronation of his future adversary, George III.…
president, actually copied twenty-six different passages from Beccaria’s text into his Commonplace Book by hand. Jefferson drafted three proposals for Virginia’s constitution that would have curtailed the death penalty’s use, and the Declaration of…
She goes on to speak of how “your improvement should bear some proportion to your advantages.” showing how important and beneficial these experiences are building up character and turning John Quincey Adams into a man. Concluding her letter, Abigail Adams places a slight pressure on her son to feel guilty about not wanting to embrace this opportunity. She achieves this through her deliberate wording and her strong emphasis on pathos. Nevertheless, she uses picturesque diction, a supportive tone, and allusions to encourage John Quincey Adams to persevere through the struggles that he is faced with in…
John Winthrop was born on 12 January 1587 to Adam and Anne Winthrop in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England. His father's family had been successful in the textile business, while Winthrop’s father was a lawyer and prosperous landowner with several properties in Suffolk. His mother's family was also very wealthy and owned multiple properties. Later in life, Winthrop married a woman by the name of Mary Forth. Mary bore him five children, of whom only three survived to adulthood. Later on in life, John Winthrop became the lord of a Manor in Groton.…
Adams returned to his home in Quincy, Massachusetts as a failure. The former president decided to return to farming and retire from politics. By returning to his home, he faced the possibility of being forgotten by history. However, Adams was most disturbed by Jefferson, who had not only ruined Adams’ reputation but had also betrayed their friendship. Letters held a symbolic meaning in this chapter as they supported Adams and Jefferson in forming their personalities that would eventually outlive them.…
After coming to terms and understanding the death of his father, John constructed a quite beautiful, yet short and sweet stanza to sum up what he would to growing up as a man in the village of Salem and how he will live life. It says, “One may fool the hearts of many yet not get pass through to me, and although I might be condemned I must look where there is plea, and help those around to view through the lens I may look through, and do my best to do good whenever I may come by to you.” Although he directed his feelings towards myself and Rebecca, the actions of those words resonate throughout our village and the good work he does. John stood for respect, goodwill, and his undeniable selflessness. And although he had made mistakes along the way, he understood they were unjust but repented and did his best to make it right. John could always be seen around the corner trying to help out either fixing Mr. Jacobs wagon, or even carrying the heavy bags of wheat into the home of the…