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John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the United States. He was the son of 2nd president John Adams, opposed slavery, and worked on the Monroe Doctrine, an important part of United States foreign policy brought forth by James Monroe. After losing the 1828 election to Andrew Jackson in a heated rivalry, Monroe was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he stayed until he died in 1848.
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- Born: July 11, 1767
- Political Party: Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, Anti-Masonic, Whig
- Administration: March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829
- Vice President: John C. Calhoun
- Succeeded by: Andrew Jackson
- Secretary of State: Henry Clay
- Spouse: Louisa Catherine Johnson
- Occupation: Lawyer
- Died: February 23, 1848
- Watched the Battle of Bunker Hill as a child
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- 1794-1797: Ambassador to the Netherlands
- 1797-1801: Ambassador to Prussia
- 1803-1808: Massachusetts senator
- 1809-1814: Ambassador to Russia
- 1815-1817: Ambassador to United Kingdom
- 1817-1825: 8th U.S. Secretary of State
- 1825-1829: 6th U.S. President
- 1831-1848: Massachusetts state representative
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John Quincy Adams Timeline
- July 11, 1767: Born
- 1787: Graduated Harvard College
- 1794-1796: Appointed Adams as minister to the Netherlands
- 1802: Elected to Massachusetts Senate
- 1817 - 1825: Served as Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President James Monroe
- 1824: Won the Office of the President in the Election of 1824
- 1828: Lost his Second bid for President in the Election of 1828
- 1831-1848: Won a seat in the House of Representatives, serving for seventeen years until his death
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