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// Born: //// July 11, 1767 // // Died: //// February 23, 1848 // // Political Party: //// Democratic-Republican // // Term Dates: 1825-1829 // // Vice President: John C. Calhoun //
 * John Quincy **** Adams **

//John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, had great intentions for the nation, making it a more unified country, just lacked in the execution of his plan. This caused him to only receive a ranking of a low C.//

//Adams// //was a member of the election of 1824. This was the time when there were four candidates, none of which received the majority vote within the Electoral College. Since there was no majority, the issue went to the House of Representatives to decide on the presidential candidate. Henry Clay was the first candidate knocked out by the House. Since Clay was a believer in some of// //Adams// //motives, he decided and favored John Quincy// //Adams////. Clay represented// //Adams// //and talked to the House and convinced them to favor J.Q. Adams. Adams was then elected president, followed by him appointing Henry Clay to the position of Speaker of the House. The people did not support what Clay and// //Adams// //had done, that it was referred to as the “corrupt bargain”, since// //Jackson// //received most popular vote in the public vote and in the Electoral College vote.//

//When going into the presidency, John Q. Adams, had many goals in his mind that he wished to accomplish. Adams had numerous goals for his presidency, but they were not always executed properly and to the best of his ability. All of// //Adams// //goals were somehow tied into the support of a strong nationalistic country.// //Adams// //wanted a more unified country to be formed. Thus meaning we should all join together and celebrate the goodness we have. Adams wanted to focus on national unity, and his plan was for internal improvements, such as roads and canals.// //Adams// //to an extent accomplished what he had hoped for by constructing the// //Cumberland Road// //to// //Ohio// //as well as the establishment of the// //Chesapeake// //and// //Ohio// //Canal////. He also wished to add to the national university and advance in an astronomical observatory. Adams had also wished to create a high tariff, in order to protect the smaller industries and keep things competitive with the foreign imports. Since he wanted to create a tariff, he passed the Tariff of 1828.//

//Headed in to his election, J.Q. Adams was not completely liked by Congress. In the election of 1824 he split the votes, half liked and supported him while the other half did not like his beliefs and policies. Statically the Senate denied// //Adams// //26 to 22, where in the House of Representatives he was favored 109 to 104 representatives. As the statistics state, half was in favor of him half was not. This kept things between Adams and Congress pretty neutral. Although// //Adams// //proposed multiple new ideas, not many were executed. For starters, the internal improvements for the most part got shot down by Congress as well as the Tariff of 1828, which was declared unconstitutional by Congress.//

//In// //Adams////’ presidency, he did not accomplish much, in regards to the nation. I feel the most positive thing he accomplished while in office was the internal improvements idea.// //Adams// //was very set on the internal improvements, because it would unite the country more by increasing its transportation and trade with other people in the nation. The most acknowledged way of transportation was the// //Cumberland Road////, which went from// //Ohio// //to// //St. Louis////. Other great internal improvements were the// //Chesapeake// //and// //Ohio// //Canal// //and the// //Portland// //to// //Louisville// //Canal////. The improvements were a success in some people’s eyes, since it did help boost the transportation of goods within in the country.//

//Adams// //had also made some very poor decisions while president. His biggest mistake was the Tariff of 1828; also know as the Tariff of Abominations. This was a huge tariff placed on goods that the Northerners would sell to the Southerners. The people in the south thought this tariff was very unfair and should be abolished. They thought it was placed to attack them, the southern states.// //Adams// //originally placed the tax to keep things competitive with// //Europe// //when in the end all it did was disunite the country more than it had already been attached. Eventually the Vice President, John Calhoun, drafted a document condemning the tariff as “unconstitutional, oppressive, and unjust.”//

//Overall// //Adams// //did not leave that much of a lasting effect on// //America////. He did push the internal improvements which did spark trade and transportation within the country, but that did not alter much of history. Also the tariff placed mostly affected// //Jackson////’s presidency, which was the presidency after// //Adams////.// //Jackson// //quickly dealt with the problem then moved on with his presidency. So all in all// //Adams////, presidency did not affect the country in any harsh or outstanding ways.//

//John Adams partially accomplished his goals during his presidency, but never made a lasting affect on the nation. As well// //Adams// //hurt the country some, with his tariff he set, lowering his standards as a president. His poor decisions made while president is what earned his grade as a low C.//


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"John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)." //American President an Online Reference Resource//. Ed. Mary Hargreaves. University of Virginia. Web. 07 Sept. 2009.
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