John Quincy Adams, born in Braintree Massachusetts in 1767, was the son of America's second president, John Adams. John Q. Adams' Political career was admirable. In many respects, he paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his father. Many historians considered him, a...

Courage, perseverance and hope are clearly seen through the actions of several Africans and their "Big Man" Cinque, who over-ran the slave ship La Amistad in an attempt to go home. Fifty-three native Africans fate is chosen by a "dung scraper," a unknown attorney looking for a ca...

In John F. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage, he discusses men who he believes to be politically courageous. He points out in each case how they stood up for what they believed in no matter what the consequences. JFK goes into detail about eight different men, including, John Quincy Adams, Dan...

The Constitution and the 1824 Presidential Election Processes In all my readings on the Electoral College and the Constitution, I have found that there are several differences between what the Constitutions meant when the election process was defined and how the 1824 election interpreted them to...

I chose Henry Clay as the person who I think should have been president instead of these four other men. These other men were incompetent, they lacked leadership, and they each didn't have much support. None of them had much drive or motivation to be a good president, and as for a couple of t...

In the beginning of the movie Amistad, slave hunters abducted a large group of Africans from Sierra Leone in Africa and shipped them to Cuba to be traded. The Africans were purchased by Spanish men and put aboard a ship called Amistad. This abduction and trade violated treaties that then existed, be...

Andrew Jackson was not born of wealth or prestige; however, he eventually ensconced himself in that position, mainly through military success. Jackson served his presidency, after John Quincy Adams, supporting the population that obtained a similar background. He supported the "common man.&...

James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825) and the last of the so-called Virginia dynasty of U.S. presidents. Monroe was president during the Era of Good Feelings. He gave lots of good impressions on people. One lady said about him: "He is tall and well formed. His d...

Originally intended to combat the stiff competition between the North and South, the Electoral College is now unnecessary and is a threat to the current system of democracy because of the possibility of a minority president being elected, "faithless" Electors who are unconcerned with the d...

In 1800, Thomas Jefferson was elected the chief executive of the new free world. With his foot in the door of America, he could now open it to his world of his political mindedness. He did open the door; however he did not like what was on the other side of that door. For this reason, he changed ...

James Monroe (1817-1825) James Monroe was born in Westmoreland county Virginia, on April 28th, 1758. His father was Spence Monroe. He came from a Scottish family, but settled in Virginia in the mid sixteen hundreds. James was the eldest of four boys and one girl. In 1786, Monroe married...

My name is Andrew Jackson, and I was the 7th president of the United States. People tell me that I have a lot to be proud of, because I wasn't just a president, I worked as a prosecuting attorney, and I fought in the war. I've heard people say that I was the best-loved and most-h...

Zachary Taylor was the twelfth President of the United States. He was a very interesting person. He was a crook, a gambler, a drunkard, and had a very short temper. One source claimed that ¡§seeing Zachary Taylor sober was something few people could claim to have done.¡ A short time after T...