Personal Life/Background
Who was John Quincy Adams’s dad?
John Adams.
Who won the popular vote in 1824?
Andrew Jackson.
What two former presidents both died on July 4, 1826?
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
What kinds of projects did Adams support to grow the country?
Roads, canals, and education.
What did Adams want to build to modernize America?
Roads and canals.
What state was John Quincy Adams from?
Massachusetts
Why didn’t Jackson become president even though he won the popular vote?
No one got a majority of electoral votes.
In 1827, what did Adams do about American ports and British colonies?
He closed American ports to British colonial trade.
What national idea from Washington did Adams want to bring back?
A national university.
Why did Jackson’s supporters block many of Adams’s plans?
They thought he was too elitist and gave the government too much power.
What job did he have before becoming president?
Secretary of State.
Who helped Adams win by using his power in the House of Representatives?
Henry Clay.
What was the 1828 Tariff Act also called?
The “Tariff of Abominations.”
What science project did Adams want the government to build?
An observatory.
How did Adams’s presidency help Jackson win the next election?
People wanted a leader for the “common man.”
What major treaty did Adams help negotiate as Secretary of State that gave Florida to the U.S.?
The Adams-Onís Treaty.
What job did Adams give Clay after becoming president?
Secretary of State.
Why were Southerners angry about the Tariff of Abominations?
It made imported goods more expensive.
Why was it hard for Adams to get public support?
He wasn’t good at connecting with people.
What big treaty did Adams help make before becoming president?
The treaty that ended the War of 1812.
What did Adams believe the government should support more of?
Education and science.
What did people call the supposed deal between Adams and Clay?
The “Corrupt Bargain.”
What president replaced Adams after he lost re-election?
Andrew Jackson.
What did Adams think slavery went against?
The Declaration of Independence’s ideas of equality and liberty.
What was Adams’s biggest accomplishment after being president?
Fighting against slavery in Congress.