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  1. 2 days ago · Summary. John Quincy Adams was one of the most significant statesmen-intellectuals of the Early American Republic. Highly intelligent, well-traveled, and massively educated, Adams was a Christian nationalist who believed that the American Republic was destined to be a shining example of democracy and liberty to the rest of the world.

  2. 3 days ago · John Quincy Adams ( / ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [a] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.

  3. 2 days ago · After being sculpted in 1818 by French artist Jean-Baptiste Binon, the sculptor hoped to gain further profit from the venture by selling additional plaster versions. These replicas were later given as gifts to John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, along with the Boston Athenaeum. Eventually, Thomas Jefferson himself received one.

  4. 5 days ago · Updated 4:12 PM PDT, July 1, 2024. To be clear, Randall Woods’ “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People” is not a leisurely read designed for the beach or airport. Clocking in at more than 700 pages, Woods’ biography of the sixth president is massive in both length and scope.

  5. Jun 26, 2024 · During Congress’ debates over the annexation of Texas, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) presented two petitions signed by roughly four hundred women from Massachusetts against the admission of Texas as a slave state.

  6. Jun 26, 2024 · Introduction. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) may have had an embattled presidency, but his tenure as the nation’s eighth secretary of state (1817–25) was marked by impressive achievements.

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  8. 4 days ago · As prescribed by the Twelfth Amendment, the House was limited to choosing from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and William Crawford; Henry Clay, who had finished fourth, was eliminated.