John Adams has a rich family history that leads all the way back to the puritan colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was born on October 30, in an area that would now be known as Quincy, Massachusetts. John Adam’s …show more content…
His most appealing trait was his unfaltering dedication to american success. John Adams was one of five to represent Massachusetts in the first continental congress. John adams was also responsible for nominating George Washington as commander in chief. His patriotism was also exhibited through four articles published in the Boston Gazette titled “Essay on the Canon and Feudal Law”. These four articles were written in strong opposition to the Stamp act of 1765 and further spread the concept of american independence as a plausible solution to the problem. John Adams displayed his fairness and mercy by defending the british soldiers responsible for the british massacre in trail. By agreeing to represent these men, John Adam’s law career was injured. However, he gained the respect of many other founding fathers. Adams strongly supported american independence from early on. He was well liked by his peers. He was so respected that he was appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence along with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman. Even after all of this constant laboring and risk-taking, his dedication to america prevailed. After the Revolutionary war began, he served as the head of the board of war and ordinance, which oversaw the Continental congress. He stood by america up until the very end of the war,