John Quincy Adams Quotation

I must study politics and war, that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philsophy.

My sons ought to study mathematics and philsophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.

Biography

Presidential Number: 2nd
Years he was President: 1797-1801
State Represented: Massachussets
Party Affiliation: Federalist
Fact(s): His son, John Quincy, became president. He was the first Vice President.

Personal
Birthday: October 30, 1735
School(s) attended: Harvard University
Wife: Abigail Adams
Occupation(s) before he was President: Lawyer
Other way(s) he served: Vice President, Ambassador to the Netherlands and Great Britain, represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Pets: Horse named Cleopatra

Life in America
How would he have traveled? Horse and carriage
How would he have communicated with his friends? Letter
U.S. Population when term began: 5,308,483
Number of stars on flag when he left office: 16

 

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