World History
John Adams. This is a brief but informative biography of the 2nd American President. He was the first President to have a son who also became President. George H.W. Bush is the second.
From the site:
John Adams (October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826) was the first (1789 - 1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797 - 1801) President of the United States.
Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in what is now the town of Quincy, Massachusetts . His father, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from Devon, England, to Massachusetts about 1636; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
Young Adams graduated from Harvard College in 1755, and for a time taught school at Worcester and studied law in the office of Rufus Putnam. In 1758, he was admitted to the bar. From an early age he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events and impressions of men. The earliest of these is his report of the argument of James Otis in the superior court of Massachusetts as to the constitutionality of writs of assistance. This was in 1761, and the argument inspired him with zeal for the cause of the American colonies.
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World History
John Adams
John Adams. This is a brief but informative biography of the 2nd American President. He was the first President to have a son who also became President. George H.W. Bush is the second.
From the site:
John Adams (October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826) was the first (1789 - 1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797 - 1801) President of the United States.
Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in what is now the town of Quincy, Massachusetts . His father, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from Devon, England, to Massachusetts about 1636; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
Young Adams graduated from Harvard College in 1755, and for a time taught school at Worcester and studied law in the office of Rufus Putnam. In 1758, he was admitted to the bar. From an early age he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events and impressions of men. The earliest of these is his report of the argument of James Otis in the superior court of Massachusetts as to the constitutionality of writs of assistance. This was in 1761, and the argument inspired him with zeal for the cause of the American colonies.
- Joseph Smith: The Most Influential American Of The 19th Century?
I have been reading Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lyman Bushman. It was published in 2005 by Alfred A. Knopf. I am about half way through the book and am enjoying it very much. In the prologue, Bushman recounts the story from 1844 when...
- George Washington
George Washington. This is a short biography of the first American President under the Constitution. Several individuals were technically President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation but few serious historians really consider them...
- James Monroe
James Monroe. This is a good and brief biography of American President James Monroe. He is famous for many things including formulating the Monroe Doctrine. From the site: James Monroe (April 28 , 1758 - July 4 , 1831) was the fifth (1817 - 1825)...
- Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson. This is a biography of American President Andrew Jackson. This is a good write up about "Old Hickory." From the site: Andrew Jackson ( March 15 , 1767 - June 8 , 1845 ) was the seventh ( 1829 - 1837 ) President of the United States...
- "remember The Ladies"--women In The Curriculum.
"Remember the Ladies"--Women in the Curriculum. This essay looks at the importance of teaching about the role of women in history. From the site: In March 1776, Abigail Adams implored her husband John to "...remember the ladies, and be more generous...