John Adams was ... at the age of 61. Campaign In 1796, The United States, with a population of about 4.6 million, was comprised of sixteen states in the Union. When George Washington was unwilling to ...

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity ...

With the aid of his clandestine patron Thomas Jefferson, Scottish "scandalmonger" James Callender launched a print campaign against President John Adams that would make the election of 1800 one ...