John Adams
2nd President
Born: 1735 Died: 1826 Served: 1797 - 1801

Vice-President Thomas Jefferson
Political Party Federalist
College Harvard
Occupation Lawyer
Birthplace Braintree, Mass.
Place of Burial Quincy, Mass.

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1789: Elected as the nation's first vice president.
* 1792: Reelected vice president.
* 1796: Defeated Thomas Jefferson in presidential election.
* 1800: The Adams Administration's XYZ Affair brought the United States to the brink of war with France.
* 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts were adopted. The laws, supported by Adams and the Federalists, were highly unpopular.
* 1800: Lost presidential election to Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

Interesting Facts

* Adams was the first president to occupy the White House.
* As president, Adams refused to attend any Washington's birthday celebrations because he considered them a form of deification.
* Adams and Jefferson were the only presidents to sign the Declaration of Independence, and they both died on its 50th anniversary, July 4, 1826.
* John Adams our second president was father to John Quincy Adams the sixth president.

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