How Did John Adams Become An American

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John Adams was a very intelligent man of his time. He helped form a nation into what we commonly know it as today as The United States of America. The birth of this nation did not come without some difficulties along the way, but Adams and many of his friends and family like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Abigail Adams proudly served and fought for the right to be free. Some of the most famous things he accomplished were the drafting of The Declaration of Independence, becoming the first vice president of the United States, and the second president of the United States. Without Adams and the support of the many of patriots fighting for the freedom of this nation, we might not of had the privileges we have today. What was Adams childhood like? In a biography written by Benjamin Franklin, Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts (now known as Quincy) on his family’s farm. Adams got his name from his father, who was the deacon of the church. John Adams took advantage of the freedom his parents gave him. Adams wrote in his autobiography that, he cared very little for school and very much enjoyed outdoor activities. His parents were very worried that he would waste his gifted intellect, so his…show more content…
He later joined a Latin school to help him prepare for college. Adams excelled at his studies and entered Harvard College at the age of fifteen in the year 1751. He later graduated from Harvard in the year 1755. After graduating he started teaching at the Central School of Worcester mainly to pay for his law education. According to the John Adams Historical Society, James Putman took Adams in as an apprentice and studied law under Putman’s supervision for two years. After his two year apprenticeship Adams became a well read man in legal and political literature of the eighteenth century. In 1758 Adams was ready to practice the legal
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