John Adams

John Adams (October 30, 1735-July 4, 1826) was a famous politician in early American history. He served as the United States' first Vice President, serving for two terms. He also served as the second President of the United States.

Adams, before we were the U.S., served as a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He worked diligently at persuading the group to adopt the Declaration of Independence.

Early Life

Adams was born to John and Susanna Boylston Adams, on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts .

In 1751, at age sixteen, Adams attended Harvard College. Adams's father desired that he become a minister, however, John was unsure about his career. He taught at Worcester, giving him some extra time to think about his future career. 'After much reflection, he decided to become a lawyer and studied law in the office of James Putnam, a prominent lawyer in Worcester. In 1758, Adams was admitted to the bar. From an early age, he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events and impressions of men which are scattered through his diary. He put the skill to good use as a lawyer, often recording cases he observed so that he could study and reflect upon them.' (the words in the ' and ' are taking from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams)

John Adams married Abigail Smith, in 1764. They had six children: [1]Abigail, [2] John Quincy, [3] Susanna, [4] Charles, [5] Thomas Boylston, and [6] Elizabeth.

Cabinet
The Adams Cabinet
Office Name Term

President John Adams 1797–1801
Vice President Thomas Jefferson 1797–1801

Secretary of State Timothy Pickering 1797–1800
John Marshall 1800–1801

Secretary of Treasury Oliver Wolcott, Jr. 1797–1801
Samuel Dexter 1801

Secretary of War James McHenry 1796–1800
Samuel Dexter 1800–1801

Attorney General Charles Lee 1797–1801

Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert 1798–1801



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American Government

The government of the United States of America is a Democratic-Federal-Republic. The first part of the USA's government is democratic. Democracy is a government put in the people's hands. In a democracy, everybody votes for everything. However, in America we do NOT have a pure democracy, like a lot of people think. A democracy only works in small countries or communities. If we did have a pure democracy, all 300,000,000 people in America would have to go to Washington, D.C. to vote on every federal law passed. Obviously, the USA doesn't have a pure democracy. America shows democratic tradition through the election of its President and Congressmen. The United States' Government shows federalism through its federal and central government. Levels of government are set up [on a graph] vertically. (see picture below- excuse me if its too small to see; if you can't see it, you can just click on the picture.) Federal government is at the top (as you may have noticed) but is supposed to have the least amount of power, which is why its space on the graph is so small. Below it, it says states. The states' governments are below the federal government, but are supposed to have more power. Below that are communities. (Examples are cities, towns, small organizations, etc.) They are below federal and state governments. Next are families, then individuals. Simple problems need to be solved at the bottom of the triangle and move up only when necessary. More serious problems may start immediately at higher parts on the graph. An example would be foreign invasion. Foreign invasion can't be settled individually, in families, or communities. The federal government is who takes care of foreign invasion. You see, problems such as education and health care are not supposed to be taken care of by the federal government. They shouldn't be the ones to control our lives. Families, and when absolutely necessary, communities, should be the ones to take care of their education and health care. There is more than this, these are just more common government controls. Now to talk to republicanism. Republicanism is a system of government in which governmental officials represent the people or states. Senators and Representatives are great examples of America's republicanism. The government of the United States of America shows democratic, federal, and republican tradition, making us a DEMOCRATIC-FEDERAL-REPUBLIC.

NBA ROCKS! [Go Suns!]

My best friend (homie, homeslice, homedog), Jed, (left) invited me to come with them to a PHX SUNS game! It was my first NBA game. I thought it was awesome. (Especially Shaq and Nash) We started off so well but we lost 100-96 to the Atlanta Hawks. (Ya, it Stinks) Jed was crazy! (in a good way) and was yellin' at the hawks, calling them lint-lickers and somethin' else I don't thing that should be told. Well below are pix of Jed in his 'crazy state' and of the game.

I told him I was going to blog this pic and tried to delete it. But he says "no wait! you were going to blog it remember!"

Blogging: That Hits The Mark!

Guess what?! I got an award. My mom got this award for her blog by another blogger. What you're supposed to do is give it to three other people.
So here are my choices: my friend, Jed, has a blog that is more of a website full of games: Mastermind Games!
I would also like to award it to my dad's two blogs: The Title of Liberty and The Iron Rod.