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Lenora Spahn10/7/00Presidential OutlineI. John Quincy AdamsA. Born- July 11, 1767B. Died- February 23, 1828II. BackgroundA. Educational- Attended Harvard (1785-1787) Studied law under Theophilus Parsons at Newburyport, Mass. (1787-1790) Admitted to the bar, 1790.B. Occupational-1. diplomatic minister to the Netherlands, 1784-17972. Minister to Prussia, 1797-18013. Massachusetts State Senator, 18024. US Senator (Federalist-Massachusetts), 1803-18085. Minister to Russia, 1809-18146. Chief Negotiator of Treaty of Ghent, 18147. Minister to Great Britain, 1815-18258. Secretary of State, 1817-1825 (under James Monroe)III. Terms Of OfficeA. commencement ceremony Term (1825-1829)IV. Prominent Issues of the Election A. Varied degrees of support for a protective tariffB. A federal program of internal improvementsV. OpponentsA. First Term- 1. Andrew Jackson, Tennessee2. William H. Crawford, Georgia3. henry Clay, KentuckyVI. Vice PresidentsA. First Term- John C. Calhoun, South CarolinaVII. P olitical Party- no party labels usedVIII. Domestic EventsA. John Quincy Adams becomes the 6th President, 1825.B. Erie Canal Opens, 1825 links Lake Erie with New York urban center through the Hudson River.C. South Carolina Exposition and Protest, 1828 after an anti-tariff protest was held in Columbia, South Carolina, delegates from 13 states convened to urge a tariff rise,following the denial of a circular concerning tariff increases, after a tie-breaking vote fromVice-President Calhoun. IX. major Foreign PolicyA. Panama Congress, 1826 Adams supported US participation in the Panama Congress However, southerly congressmen who feared the meeting might be used to condemn slavery, as well as Adamss political opponents delayed the confirmation of the US delegates long teeming to make it impossible to reach Ranama in time to attend.B. Tariff of Abominations, 1828 A high tariff on imported manufactured goods to protect domestic industry. afterwards prompted Vice President Calho un to draft the SC Exposition condemning the tariff as unconstitutional, oppressive, and unjust and claiming the right of a state to nullify such laws.X. Major ConflictA. The Tariff of Abominations proved Adamss reluctancy to submit to political