John Quincy Adams was born in1767 during the month of July, in Braintree Massachusetts. His parents were John and Abigail Adams. "Quincy”, had every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his father was an increasingly admired and prospering lawyer, and his mother Abigail Smith Adams, was the daughter of an esteemed minister, whose wife's family combined two prestigious and influential lines, the Nortons and the Quincys. Accompanying his father on diplomatic missions in Europe, young John Quincy Adams received a splendid education at private schools in Paris, Leiden, and Amsterdam. This helped to develop his early penchant for reading from a wide selection of topics. He was able to

In 1794 John began his long political career. George Washington appointed John Quincy Adams an Ambassador to the Netherlands.

Any idea or policy Adams proposed was immediately opposed. Adams' schemes were left to fester in committees or were ignored. He had no party organization to back him. He lacked the personal magnetism to fire the national imagination and impose his will.

The final break from the Federalist Party came after Adams choice to support President Jefferson's Embargo act of 1807. Adams angered his fellow Federalists by insisting on considering each issue independently, rather than voting with the party. When he supported President Jefferson's Embargo act in 1807, the Massachusetts legislature elected his successor six months before his term expired. He later resigned in protest and returned to teach at Harvard. Despite his break with the Federalist Party, he remained active in politics. He was appointed Minister to Russia and later appointed as the Secretary of State under President Monroe. President Monroe, like the Presidents before him served two consecutive terms. In 1824 he was ready to retire. The Presidential candidates were William Crawford of Georgia, Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, Henry Clay of Kentucky and John Quincy Adams. Crawford eventually found that his nomination by small congressional caucuses was merely a gesture of respect and friendship. The four-candidate race split the electoral vote, and nobody received the majority required to be elected. Jackson led Adams 99 to 84 votes, with Crawford and Clay receiving 41 and 37 votes, respectively. The stalemate drew the election into the House of Representatives. There Henry Clay, a powerful member of the House, gave his support to Adams, who emerged victorious despite having received less than one-third of the popular vote. Although Jackson and his supporters were furious, there was nothing they could do.

Even with all this opposition Adams continued to work hard and serve his country. Serving his country meant not firing his political rivals if they did their jobs. Even though they were intent on ruining his presidency, Adams would not remove them from office as long as they did their jobs. Perhaps Adams' biggest mistake was simply his fair and high-minded treatment of his political enemies. The era of t

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