JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

BASIC INFORMATION

• Born: July 11, 1767
• Died: February 28, 1848
• Home state: Braintee(now Quincy), Massachusetts
• Political Experience: Americas greatest diplomat
• Occupation(before presidency): Had a law office. Became a minister. U.S. senater

ELECTION

• Elected: February 9, 1825
• When in office: March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829
• Political Party: Democratic
• Who Defeated: Andrew Jackson

EVENTS

• The "Trail of Tears" is an event that occured.
• The Cherokee nation were forced to give up their land east of the Mississippi River
• They also had to move to an area in what is now Oklahoma
• The name came from the Indians

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• In 1828, he passed the so called "Tariff of Abominations"
• This protected domestic manufacturing in Northern U.S.
• It was strongly opposed in the south because of what it did to Southern economy

INTERESTING FACTS

• He was the only president of the first 5 that wasn't a slave holder
• He was the first president that lived in the White House, he moved in before it was finished

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