JQA and the Gag Rule-The Beginnings
As the abolition movement increased its petitions to Congress after the suppression of the mailings, an even stickier problem faced Adams...
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JQA and the Missouri Compromise
The Missouri crisis pitted Adams against himself, weighing the coexisting factions of his antislavery convictions and his firm commitment...
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JQA and His Conflicts with the Institution of Slavery
His assignments overseas prevented him from being involved in domestic politics for most of the 1810s, but as he became engaged with the...
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JQA and the Louisiana Purchase-Book Excerpt
For such a young man, Adams had greater life experiences than most of his contemporaries. As a boy in Europe, he had observed abject...
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JQA and the Three-Fifths Compromise-Book Excerpt
On November 6, 1804, Adams published his fifth essay in a series entitled Publius Valerius. This title was derived from the man who...
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