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ADAMS 



intervals of his public duties found time to 

 deliver lectures. 



For the moment Adams was in private life, 

 but he was too great a figure to be brushed 

 aside by petty politics. One of Madison's first 

 acts as President was to nominate him minister 

 to Russia, where he remained until 1814. 

 Adams next acted as one of the commissioners 

 to make peace between Great Britain and the 

 United States, at the close of the war of 1812. 

 After the Treaty of Ghent was signed, Adams, 

 with Henry Clay and Albert Gallatin, went 

 to London to negotiate a new commercial 

 treaty, but before the treaty was prepared he 

 received the news of his appointment as min- 

 ister to Great Britain. After two years, 1815- 

 1817, in London, he was recalled by President 

 Monroe to become Secretary of State. 



Secretary of State. In his new post Adams 

 conducted the negotiations which resulted in 

 the fisheries' convention of 1818 with Great 

 Britain. By this convention the United States 

 renounced the right to fish in British waters 

 in North America, a right established by John 

 Adams in 1783. Adams earnestly supported 

 Jackson in his vigorous methods in Florida, 

 and also conducted the negotiations which led 

 to the cession of Florida to the United St 

 in 1819. By far his most important work, 

 however, was in opposing the plans of the Holy 

 Alliance (which see), and most of the credit 

 for formulating and announcing the Monroe 

 Doctrine belongs to him. 



As Secretary of State, Adams was regarded 

 by many as Monroe's logical successor to the 

 Presidency. Adams, however, made no efforts 

 to secure his own election. He was not indif- 

 ferent to the honor, but it was not in his 

 nature to make any attempts to secure it. Tin- 



; candMati x i"< >t the Presidency were An- 

 drew Jackson, Henry Clay, William H. Craw- 

 ford and John C. Calhoun. Calhoun withdraw 

 before the election, and with almost no oppo- 



11 was elected Vicc-Presiden 



I'll -ni. nt stood 99 for Jackson, 

 84 for Adams, 41 for Crawford and 37 



As no candidate had a majority, tin 



-n of Representatives, under the Coo 



i. was required to choose between 

 who hal n reived the highest nutn 



out Clay, whose great influence in th 

 House was thrown to Adams. Adams was 



<-d. 



The Administration of John Quincy Adams, 

 ( 1825-1829) . Adams chose Clay as his Srcn 

 of State. This action was not ui for 



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ADMINISTRATION OF 

 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 



1825 



1829 



Bunker Hill Monument 

 Corner Stone Laid, 1825 



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 Unabridged 

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First Railroad Chartered, I82Q 



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