John Quincy Adams

Adams National Historical Park  (Y,M,O,T)
Adams National Historical Park was the home of two American presidents their families from 1720 to 1927. The website offers historical information about the park for those who cannot visit in person.

American President John Quincy Adams  (Y,M,O,T)
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of John Quincy Adams from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Timeline of the Adams Presidency (T)
Timeline of events related to John Quincy Adam's presidency including links to transcriptions of speeches, laws, press releases, and more

Health and Medical History of John Quincy Adams (M,O,T)
This site, detailed and footnoted with sources, chronicles the maladies and conditions of each U.S. president as compiled by John Sotos, MD.

John Quincy Adams: 60-Second Presidents (M,O,T)
From PBS Learning; includes video and support materials for students and teachers

History.com: John Quincy Adams  (Y,M,O,T)
This site offers videos, pictures and interactive resources for studying the presidents.

John Quincy Adams  (Y,M,O,T)
From White House.gov

John Quincy Adams  (Y,M,O,T)
From Biography.com

John Quincy Adams Geneology  (Y,M,O,T)
From Archives.com

Biography: John Quincy Adams (T)
Biography of the life of John Quincy Adams, from American Experience

Bell Ringer: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Train Travel (M,O,T)
"Author Bob Withers talked about the trains that played a part in the lives of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams." From C-SPAN Classroom

Bell Ringer: The Gag Rule: John Quincy Adams (O,T)
"James Traub explains the "Gag Rule" as it related to the issue of slavery and how John Quincy Adams implemented it during his time in Congress." From C-SPAN Classroom

Bell Ringer: President John Quincy Adams - Biography (T)
A short summary of the life and accomplishments of John Quincy Adams from C-SPAN Classroom

Portraits of the President: John Quincy Adams (Y,M,O,T)
From the National Portrait Gallery

Tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote (T)
This overview of the Electoral College and the electoral process from the National Archives is based on the primary source image of the actual tally of the vote.

Adams National Historical Park  (Y,M,O,T)
The two homes at the Adams National Historical Park were the homes of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. The website offers historical information about the park for those who cannot visit in person.

Presidential Podcast: John Quincy Adams (O,T)
"Scholars Charles Edel and Fred Kaplan, along with Washington Post journalist Katie Zezima, explore the main leadership characteristic that doomed the presidency of John Quincy Adams." From the Washington Post podcast "Presidential"

The Enslaved Household of Johgn Quincy Adams (O,T)
From the White House Historical Association's initiative "Slavery in the President's Neighborhood"

Adams and the Amistad Case

John Quincy Adams and the Amistad Event (T)
Background on Adams's involvement in the case from the Adams National Historic Park

John Quincy Adams and the Amistad Case, 1841 (O,T)
"On July 1, 1839, fifty-three Africans, recently kidnapped into slavery in Sierra Leone and sold at a Havana slave market, revolted on board the schooner Amistad. They killed the captain and other crew and ordered the two Spaniards who had purchased them to sail them back to Africa. Instead, the ship was seized off Long Island by a US revenue cutter on August 24, 1839." John Quincy Adams represented the Amistad captives before the Supreme Court. From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Amistad Case (T)
Background information, related primary sources, and teaching activities about the case from the National Archives

Discovering Amistad Teaching Resources (T)
From Discovering Amistad, the owner of the replica of the ship, whose mission is to educate and collaborate to dismantle systemic racism and to continue the fight for justice & equality today through the lens of the fight for freedom of the Amistad Uprising of 1839. Videos are also available.