With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816, had ...

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...

After John Wood and Willard Keyes settled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, they petitioned the ...

John will return to Philadelphia in November, alone. February 18: Against the wishes of his Federalist Party, Adams appoints a second peace delegation to France. March: Adams returns to Quincy.

Abigail Adams, to the home in 1764. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was born there on July 11, 1767. The John Quincy Adams birthplace was also the birthplace of the Massachusetts ...

which it calls a "pocket park," in honor of President John Quincy Adams. How much will the Acapulcos site cost Quincy? City officials estimate a cost of $761,000 for the remediation and ...

However, with training and time, John was able to refine his skills. As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George ...