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John Quincy Adams
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Jamestown
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established. It is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia. -
Thirty Years War
Protestants revolt against Catholic oppression; Denmark, Sweden, and France will invade Germany in later phases of war. Kepler proposes last of three laws of planetary motion. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses meets for the first time in Virginia. It is the first representative assembly in America. -
English Civil War
A war fought between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads. The Cavaliers supported Charles I and Roundheads were parliamentary forces. -
War of the Spanish Succession
This is the last of many wars fought because of Louis XIV. It was for for domination of the continent. -
United Kingdom Formed
The United Kingdom of Great Britain is formed in 1707. It consists of England, Wales, and Scotland joined by parliamentary Act of Union. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the "final conflict in the ongoing struggle between the British and French for control of eastern North America. The British win a decisive victory over the French on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec (Sept. 13, 1759) and, by the Treaty of Paris(signed Feb. 10, 1763), formally gain control of Canada and all the French possessions east of the Mississippi." -
Birth
John Quincy Adams (JQA) is born to John and Abigail Adams. He is their first son. He is born in Braintree, MA. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob. Five men are killed and it leads to an intense protest. -
American Revolution
War of independence fought between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America. Battles of Lexington and Concord, Mass., between the British Army and colonial minutemen, mark the beginning of the war. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Continental Congress adopts this document in Philadelphia. It is becomes one of the most important documents in American history. -
JQA gets an important job
John Quincy Adams traveled to St. Petersburg as secretary
and translator for Francis Dana. Francis Dana served as American minister to the Russian Empire. 1781-1783. "...mid summer journey from Holland to St. Petersburg..and provided an amiable companion for Francis Dana..was twenty-four years older than his "secretary"" (Unger). -
College
JQA returns to America and starts college at Harvard College. Graduates in 1787. -
Law
Between 1787-1790 he studies law. Starting in 1791, he practices law in Boston. -
JQA switches allegiance
Between 1804 and 1808, a lot happens for JQA. He abandons the Federalist Party, votes as independent representative of the whole nation, votes for the Louisiana Purchase, and is forced to resign from Senate. -
Secretary of State
JQA is appointed secretary of state by President James Monroe. -
Missouri Compromise
"In an effort to maintain the balance between free and slave states, Maine (formerly part of Massachusetts) is admitted as a free state so that Missouri can be admitted as a slave state; except for Missouri, slavery is prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase lands north of latitude 36°30'." -
President
JQA is elected by the House of Representatives as the sixth President of the United States. Henry Clay shifted the votes and is named secretary of state. "John Quincy said he had accepted this appointment "for the good of my country"-not for the good of his career" (Unger). -
Slavery changes
The British Empire abolishes slavery. This is a big step that leads others to do the same. -
Death
JQA suffered a stroke in 1846 and was on the road to recovery. He never fully recovered and died on 2/23/1848. "Eighty-year-old John Quincy lay in a coma for the next two days, and at 7:20 p.m., on February 23, 1848, he died in the capitol he adored" (Unger). -
Civil War
Civil war starts between the North and the South. It is fought over the issue of slavery expanding into the western territories/states. Confederates attack Ft. Sumter in Charleston, S.C., marking the start of the war.
