john Quincy Adams

Basic Info

• July 11th, 1767- February 28th, 1848
• Home state: Massachusetts
• Chief negotiator for the treaty of Ghent
• State senate & US senate
• lawyer & a minister for many coutries

Election

• Elected in 1824
• In office: March 4 1825-March 4 1829
• Democratic Party
• Defeated Andrew Jackson

Event

• Tariff of Abomination in 1828
• high tax on imported manufactured goods
• Protected American Industry

Interesting Facts

• Knew many languages
• Nickname: Old Man Eliquent
• Nickname: The Abolitionist
• First President to have their picture taken
• Father was the 2nd president

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