John+Adam

John Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735.
==== In 1764 the stamp Act was passed. Adams wrote King George lll an argument. A lot of people agreed with Adams, so over 40 colonist wrote one as well. In 1770 there was the Boston Massacre. Adams believed the British solders got what they deserved so, since Adams was a lawyer, he defended the colonies in court. ==== ==== All the leaders of the colonies had a meeting in 1775. They said they wanted to write a document that will tell the king about the rights the colonist believe they should have. All the leaders picked 5 people to be in group to put the document together and John Adams was one of those men. People wanted Adams to right the paper, but Adams had some one else on his mind. His good old friend Thomas Jefferson. They named the document the Declaration of Independence. Of course, after they sent the letter to King George, a big part of the war broke out. ==== ==== After the war was over, and the colonies were settled, they had a election for president. Adams almost became the first president, but he actually became the first vice president. However, in 1796 he became the second president! Sadly, but amazingly, John Adams died in 1826, on July 4th, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and he died on the same exact day that his close friend, Thomas Jefferson, died! ====