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John Adams Memorial

Thank You!

Why?

John Adams was a founding father, and an instrumental part of Americas history, yet despite this, there is no memorial for him in Washington. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abe Lincoln all have monuments in D.C. so why not Adams?

Why?

Navy

On April 30th 1798, John Adams signed an act establishing a national navy. By the end of 1798, 14 vessels had been constructed with more on the way. A navy seemed necessary due to pressure from France and Britain.

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The Boston Massacre Trials

The Boston Massacre

trials

Another success of Adams was his capability to remain impartial and help the shooters of the Boston Massacre successfully saving six of the soldiers and shortening the sentences of the other two

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Peace with France and the XYZ affair

peace with France

The XYZ Affairs was an incident between diplomats of France and the relatively new United States resulting in a undeclared quasi-war. Despite pressure from the public to go to war with France, Adams sent representatives to resolve this with the treaty of Mortefontaine.

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