Adams, John

Cultural  

1. A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the second president, from 1797 to 1801, after George Washington. Washington and Adams were the only presidents from the Federalist party. Adams's presidency was marked by diplomatic challenges, in which he avoided war with France. The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed while he was president.

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Example Sentences

Only three presidents - John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson - have actively chosen to sit out their successor's inaugurations, and none in the last century.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2021

Outgoing Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson all skipped the inaugurations of the men who replaced them, for assorted personal reasons.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2020

If he declines, he will be only the fourth president to deliver such a snub, after John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2020

The Presidents Adams, John and John Quincy, knew that the powerful in government were elitists, no matter what they called themselves.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2019

Adams, John Quincy, characteristics, 28; relations with Clay, 29; in Congress, 72; believes abol. of slavery as war measure legal, 253.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring