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1、Headoffice管理总部JohnAdams(October30,1735–July4,1826)wasanAmericanpoliticianandpoliticalphilosopherandthesecondPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1797–1801),afterbeingthefirstVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates(1789–1797)fortwoterms.HewasoneofthemostinfluentialFoundingFathersoftheUnited
2、States.AdamscametoprominenceintheearlystagesoftheAmericanRevolution.AsadelegatefromMassachusettstotheContinentalCongress,heplayedaleadingroleinpersuadingCongresstodeclareindependence,andassistedThomasJeffersonindraftingtheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependencein1776.Asare
3、presentativeofCongressinEurope,hewasamajornegotiatoroftheeventualpeacetreatywithGreatBritain,andchieflyresponsibleforobtainingimportantloansfromAmsterdambankers.Adams'revolutionarycredentialssecuredhimtwotermsasGeorgeWashington'svicepresidentandhisownelectionasthesecondp
4、residentoftheUnitedStates.Duringhisonetermaspresident,hewasfrustratedbybattlesinsidehisownFederalistParty(byafactionledbyAlexanderHamilton)andthenewlyemergentbi-partisandisagreementswithJeffersonianRepublicans.Duringhisterm,healsosignedthecontroversialAlienandSeditionAct
5、s.ThemajoraccomplishmentofhispresidencywashispeacefulresolutionoftheQuasi-WarcrisiswithFrancein1798.AfterAdamswasdefeatedforreelectionbyThomasJefferson(atthetime,Adams'vice-president),heretiredtoMassachusetts.Heandhiswife,AbigailAdams,foundedanaccomplishedfamilylineofpol
6、iticians,diplomats,andhistoriansnowreferredtoastheAdamspoliticalfamily.AdamswasthefatherofJohnQuincyAdams,thesixthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hisachievementshavereceivedgreaterrecognitioninmoderntimes,thoughhiscontributionswerenotinitiallyascelebratedasthoseofotherFounder
7、s.CareerbeforetheRevolutionOpponentofStampAct1765AdamsfirstrosetoprominenceasanopponentoftheStampActof1765,whichwasimposedbytheBritishParliamentwithoutconsultingtheAmericanlegislatures.AmericansprotestedvehementlythatitviolatedtheirtraditionalrightsasEnglishmen.Popularre
8、sistance,helaterobserved,wassparkedbyanoft-reprintedsermonoftheBostonminister,JonathanMayhew,interpreti
