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In the presidential election of 1796, Adams, on the ticket of the [[Federalist Party]], defeated the Democratic-Republican nominee [[Thomas Jefferson]] and became the second [[U.S. Presidents|President of the United States]]. He served until 1801, after he lost to Jefferson in a rematch. His presidency was marked by the quasi-war between the United States and [[France]], the XYZ Affair, and the passage of [[Aliens and Sedition Acts]]. | In the presidential election of 1796, Adams, on the ticket of the [[Federalist Party]], defeated the Democratic-Republican nominee [[Thomas Jefferson]] and became the second [[U.S. Presidents|President of the United States]]. He served until 1801, after he lost to Jefferson in a rematch. His presidency was marked by the quasi-war between the United States and [[France]], the XYZ Affair, and the passage of [[Aliens and Sedition Acts]]. | ||
He was a cousin of another revolutionary [[Samuel Adams]], and father of the sixth U.S. president [[John Quincy Adams]]. | |||
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*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000039 Congressional Biographical Directory] | |||
*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja2.html White House biography] | |||
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Revision as of 11:49, 2 September 2007
John Adams (1735-1826) was an early American politician from Massachusetts. He was prominent figure in the American Revolution and one of the drafters of Declaration of Independence. After the enactment of the U.S. Constitution, he was elected as the first Vice President of the United States under President George Washington and served from 1789 until 1797.
In the presidential election of 1796, Adams, on the ticket of the Federalist Party, defeated the Democratic-Republican nominee Thomas Jefferson and became the second President of the United States. He served until 1801, after he lost to Jefferson in a rematch. His presidency was marked by the quasi-war between the United States and France, the XYZ Affair, and the passage of Aliens and Sedition Acts.
He was a cousin of another revolutionary Samuel Adams, and father of the sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams.