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OUTLINE ON LIFE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 



Outline 



I. I-:nrl> ^ rnra 

 i 1 i Ancestry and birth 



(2) Travels 

 Mucatlon 



II. Early Political Cnr--r 

 { 1 ) As diplomat 



(a) In Holland 



(b) In Portugal 



(c) In Berlin 



(d) In Russia 

 I n 1 the Senate 



( 3 ) As Secretary of State under Monroe 



(a) Fisheries' convention 



(b) Florida purchase 



(c) Monroe Doctrine 



(d) Elected to Presidency by House 



of Representative s 



III. Mis AdmlnlHtratlon 



( 1 ) Governmental affairs 



(a) Clay and the "corrupt bargain" 



(b) Tariff of Abominations 



(c) Oregon dispute 



(d) Defiance of national authority l>\ 

 Georgia 



ima Congress 



(2) Internal Improver 



(a) Erie Canal 



(b) First railroad 



(3) Other events 



(a) Death of John Adams and JeftVr- 



son 



(b) Webster's Dictionary published 



(c) Bunker Hill Monument erected 

 I ) Klectlon of 1828 



(a) Issues and parties 



(b) Candidates 



(c) What the result meant 



IV. I :.(,-r I if,- 



(1) In the House of Repn 



ci ) "01.1 Man Eloquent" 



(b) Fight against extension of ula 



V. Character 



(1) As a man 



(a) Reasons for unpopularity 



(2) As political leader 



Questions 



1. How was John Quincy Adams elected? Why was this necessary? 



2. What two famous men died during Adams' administration? 



3. Who laid the corner stone of Bunker Hill Monument'.' Who delivered the 

 speech of dedication? 



4. What was Adams' first public service? 



5. How did Adams prove his sincere desire to sen* -i.l not n 

 to attain political ambitions? 



6. Why was Adams not popular in his own day? 



7 In how many countries did Adams serve his government as diplomat? 



8. How was Adams' appointment of Clay as Secretary of State misconst' 



9. What lasting result did the quarrel between Adams and Jackson have? 



10. Sum up your impressions of the character of Adams. 



11. Name one very important internal improvement that was made during tin* 

 administration. 



12. What new method of transportation was introduced? 



13. What was meant by the "joint occupation" of Oregon? 

 1 1. Why was not Adams reelected? 



IV What two popular nicknames did Adams win in the latter part of his life? 

 16. What speech of Adams showed that he understood clearly just how the slave 

 question would finally become a n. dealt with ! 



