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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 equity under Theophilus Parsons at Newburyport, Mass. (1787-1790) Admitted to the bar, 1790.B. Occupational-1. 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 crowd Monroe)III. Terms Of OfficeA. First Term (1825-1829)IV. Prominent Issues of the Election A. Varied degrees of support for a protective tariffB. A federal program of sexual improvementsV. OpponentsA. First Term- 1. Andrew Jackson, Tennessee2. William H. Crawford, Georgia3. Henry Clay, KentuckyVI. Vice PresidentsA. First Term- John C. Calhoun, South CarolinaVII. Political Party- no party l abels usedVIII. Domestic EventsA. John Quincy Adams becomes the 6th President, 1825.B. Erie canal Opens, 1825 links Lake Erie with New York City 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 rural areas convened to urge a tariff rise, succeeding(a) the denial of a bill 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, southern 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 enough to make it impossible to reach Ranama in time to attend.B. Tariff of Abominations, 1828 A high tariff on imported make goods to protect domestic industry. Later prompted Vice President Calhoun to draft the SC Exposition condemning t he 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