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                                                       Lenora Spahn                                                       10/7/00Presidential OutlineI. John Quincy Adams     A. Born- July 11, 1767     B. Died- February 23, 1828II. Background     A. Educational- Attended Harvard (1785-1787) study law under Theophilus Parsons      at Newburyport, Mass. (1787-1790) Admitted to the bar, 1790.     B. Occupational-        &nbs p 1. Minister to the Netherlands, 1784-1797          2. Minister to Prussia, 1797-1801          3. Massachusetts demesne Senator, 1802          4. US Senator (Federalist-Massachusetts), 1803-1808          5. Minister to Russia, 1809-1814          6. Chief Negotiator of Treaty of Ghent, 1814          7. Minister to prominent Britain, 1815-1825          8. Secretary of State, 1817-1825 (under James Monroe)                         III. Terms Of Office     A. First Term (1825-1829)IV. grown Issues of the Election      A. Varied degrees of support for a protective tari ff     B. A federal program of internal improvementsV. Opponents     A. First Term-           1. Andrew Jackson, Tennessee          2. William H. Crawford, Georgia          3. Henry Clay, Kentucky     VI. wickedness Presidents     A. First Term- John C. Calhoun, reciprocal ohm CarolinaVII. Political Party- no party labels applyVIII. Domestic Events     A. 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 conve ned to urge a tariff rise,     following the denial of a bill concerning tariff increases, after a tie-breaking vote from     Vice-President Calhoun. IX. Major unknown Policy     A. straw hat Congress, 1826 Adams supported US participation in the Panama                   Congress However, southern congressmen who feared the meeting might be used to      correct slavery, as well as Adamss political opponents delayed the deterrent of      the US delegates long enough to make it impossible to reach Ranama in time to            attend.     B. tax of Abominations, 1828 A high tariff on trade manufactured goods to             protect domestic industry. Later prompted Vice President Calhoun to delineate the SC    &nb sp        Exposition condemning the tariff as unconstitutional, oppressive, and unjust and            claiming the remedy of a state to nullify such laws.     X. Major Conflict     A. The Tariff of Abominations proved Adamss reluctancy to submit to political