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John Adams
John Adams (1735-1826), Adams became the first vice
president of the United States in 1789 and later became
the second president of the United States from 1797-1801.
In the years prior to the American Revolution he joined
with other patriots in opposing British rule. In fact,
Adams was among the first to propose American
independence, when the revolution began. He served on the
committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and
then helped to persuade the Second Continental Congress to
adopt the declaration. Together with Benjamin Franklin and
John Jay, Adams helped negotiate the treaty of Paris, the
treaty that ended the American Revolution.
Read his inaugural address. |
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