John Quincy Adams A Failure Essay

When I first saw this name, I was put back a little bit. I guess it was the lack of interest I have in history or just my previous teachers never thought it was important to speak about John Quincy Adams. I have vaguely heard his name in my history classes but I never knew much about it. For example, and in all honesty, I never thought Adams was a president of our nation. As I read on this very surprisingly intriguing person, I learned a lot about the failures and successes he had as president. When John Quincy Adams was a little kid he grew up on a farm. His parents had high hopes for him, they didn’t want him to become a farmer. They dreamed of him being more successful and educated then they were. This lead to Adams attending Harvard, he …show more content…
He was constantly butting heads with Congress. He was hated by the South and West, which they supported Jackson in the Election of 1824. During his presidency John Quincy Adams was viewed as corrupt. When people look back at Adams presidency they say that he was unsuccessful, but he was a successful congressman. Do not think that is true because during the presidency of Adams he successfully negotiated the Florida Purchase Treaty with Spain. Also during his presidency, he achieved treaties of mutuality with a number of nations, including Denmark, Mexico, Prussia, Austria, the Hanseatic League and the Scandinavian countries. Another accomplishment during his presidency is that Adams made sure that we did not go to war with our ally, France. With knowing all of this you can clearly see that there was few successes in John Quincy Adams career, but there were many failures along the way. Failures that would not help him with the re-election after his term of president. As you see, Adams was not a man that had the qualities it took to run this country, but through history was a very good man for