John Adams (3-Year Term)

John Adams (1735-1826) was the 2nd. Vice President and the 1st. Vice President of the United States.

Early Life & Career
Born and raised in Braintree, Massachusetts, Adams graduated from Harvard in 1755 and became a lawyer. In 1770, Adams become famous as the lawyer who successfully defended the British soldiers tried in the so called 'Boston Massacre'. Adams was elected to the Massachusetts General Court later that year and was re-elected three times in succession. Adams was a delegate to the first and second Continental Congress and served on the five-man committee charged with writing the Declaration of Independence. During the Revolution, Adams served abroad as Ambassador to France, and tht Netherlands, Adams was part of the Peace commission in 1783 that signed the Treaty of Paris ending the war. After the war, Adams became America's first Minister to Great Britain.

Vice Presidency
Adams was elected to the 1st. Vice President of the United States, serving under George Washington for two terms (winning a second term in 1791) Adams set an example of loyalty and integraty.

1st. Term
When Washington decided against seeking a third term in 1794, Adams was elected defeating Thomas Jefferson.

Adams first term was largely defined by foreign affairs. The Pinckney Treaty with Spain which set the border of Georgia and Spainish Florida.