 President John Adams Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1735 |
Born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts on October 30th |
| 1764 |
Married Abigail Smith |
| 1765 |
Daughter Abigail Amelia was born |
| 1767 |
Son John Quincy was born |
| 1768 |
Daughter Susanna was born |
| 1770 |
Son Charles was born |
| 1772 |
Son Thomas Boylston was born |
| 1774 |
Chosen as a delegate to the First Continental Congress |
| 1777 |
Elected as commissioner to France to negotiate a treaty of alliance |
| 1780-1782 |
Obtained recognition of American independence from the Netherlands |
| 1782-1783 |
Served on the commission that negotiated peace with Great Britain |
| 1785 |
Appointed minister to Great Britain |
| 1789 |
Elected Vice-President of the United States |
| 1792 |
Re-elected Vice-President |
| 1796 |
Elected President of the United States |
| 1797 |
U.S. population was 4,900,000 |
| 1798 |
Mississippi territory was organized |
| 1798 |
The 11th Amendment of the Constitution was adopted which limited the powers of the federal courts |
| 1798 |
Department of the Navy was organized |
| 1798 |
Napoleon led an invasion of Egypt |
| 1798 |
French troops invaded the Swiss Republic |
| 1799 |
Napoleon became the dictator of France |
| 1800 |
The Library of Congress was established |
| 1800 |
The capital was moved to Washington, DC and the White House became home of the President |
| 1800 |
Indiana territory was organized |
| 1801 |
Ireland became part of the United Kingdom |
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