FREE ESSAY ON JOHN ADAMS

JOHN ADAMS

John Quincy Adams was the only son of a president to become president. He had an
impressive political background that began at the age of fourteen. He was an intelligent
and industrious individual. He was a man of strong character and high principles. By all
account, his presidency should have been a huge success, yet it wasn't. John Quincy
Adams' presidency was frustrating and judged a failure because of the scandal, attached
to his election, the pettiness of his political rivals, and his strong character. John
Quincy Adams was born on July 1767, in Braintree Massachusetts. His parents were John and
Abigail Adams. Quincy, had every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his
father was an increasingly admired and prospering lawyer, and his mother Abigail Smith
Adams, was the daughter of an esteemed minister, whose wife's family combined two
prestigious and influential lines, the Nortons and the Quincys. Accompanying his father
on diplomatic missions in Europe, young John Quincy Adams received a splendid education
at private schools in Paris, Leiden, and Amsterdam, early developing his penchant for
omnivorous reading. He was able to speak several languages. At the age of fourteen, he
was asked to serve as secretary and translator to Francis Dana, the first US ambassador
to Russia. Despite his age, young Adams was a valuable aid to the consul; he enjoyed
Russia and the exposure to diplomatic circles. He later returned to the Uni