John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, became the 6th president in the year of 1825. John Quincy Adams was a member of the federalist group as well as being a democratic republican. Several stated that he resembled his father in the way he presented himself; he lacked personal warmth. Among being our president, Adams served in a multitude of offices such as a diplomat, a Senator, and a member in the House of Representatives. To point out, entering the White House wasn't as effortless as expected for Adams. The year 1824 remained the year where prior rules didn't apply anymore and turned out to be a political turning point in history. Adams was running against four other candidates in this election. One of the biggest opponents of Adams was
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The Monroe Doctrine was one of Adams’ premier service he provided while he continued serving as secretary of state under Monroe. Some even considered naming it after him due to how much he contributed to it. This document established the foundations of America’s foreign policy. All of this was being created under James Monroe’s term as president. Adams existed as a member of the Secretary of State during this time. There were three essential components of this document that were created. One, separate spheres of influence in Europe and the Americas. Idea two was non colonization leaving non intervention being the third idea. These three ideas were created to separate America from Europe; the entanglement in European affairs was becoming too extreme and we were losing the defense of neutral rights. Both the British and Americans feared that France and Spain were becoming strong enough to seize Latin America as well as the inhabitants that live there. Even though America had the same ideas as the British, Adams feared that if we cooperated with them now, it would be difficult later to expand the United States. He felt the British would interfere during the expansion …show more content…
It all started in 1839 when a group of slave hunters took an enormous amount of Africans and shipped them to Cuba, which happened to be the slave trade center. With all of the existing treaties, this one abduction simply violated them all. The Africans were placed on the Amsted, which was heading to Cuba. The Africans actually took over the ship, killing the cook and the captain. Murder charges were dropped, although, they were still being held captive. The people took this situation to court, yet the case fell shortly by reason of obtaining Africans illegally. The case officially went to the Supreme Court in 1841, when John Quincy Adams intervened and argued for the Africans. He defended their rights and fought for their freedom. Ultimately, the Supreme Court agreed with Adams and sent the remaining thirty-five Africans to their
The Monroe Doctrine was one of Adams’ premier service he provided while he continued serving as secretary of state under Monroe. Some even considered naming it after him due to how much he contributed to it. This document established the foundations of America’s foreign policy. All of this was being created under James Monroe’s term as president. Adams existed as a member of the Secretary of State during this time. There were three essential components of this document that were created. One, separate spheres of influence in Europe and the Americas. Idea two was non colonization leaving non intervention being the third idea. These three ideas were created to separate America from Europe; the entanglement in European affairs was becoming too extreme and we were losing the defense of neutral rights. Both the British and Americans feared that France and Spain were becoming strong enough to seize Latin America as well as the inhabitants that live there. Even though America had the same ideas as the British, Adams feared that if we cooperated with them now, it would be difficult later to expand the United States. He felt the British would interfere during the expansion …show more content…
It all started in 1839 when a group of slave hunters took an enormous amount of Africans and shipped them to Cuba, which happened to be the slave trade center. With all of the existing treaties, this one abduction simply violated them all. The Africans were placed on the Amsted, which was heading to Cuba. The Africans actually took over the ship, killing the cook and the captain. Murder charges were dropped, although, they were still being held captive. The people took this situation to court, yet the case fell shortly by reason of obtaining Africans illegally. The case officially went to the Supreme Court in 1841, when John Quincy Adams intervened and argued for the Africans. He defended their rights and fought for their freedom. Ultimately, the Supreme Court agreed with Adams and sent the remaining thirty-five Africans to their