| 1735 | John Adams was born | Mr. Adams was born in Massachusetts on October 30. |
| 1763 | John begins his writing career | Mr. Adams was a man of great opinions. He began writing for local newspapers under a false name to help spread his views. |
| 1764 | John gets married | Mr. Adams got married to his sweetheart, a woman named Abigail Smith. They had five children. |
| 1774 | John becomes part of the first Continental Congress | The young country of America formed slowly over the years, and as the War for Independence got underway, the colonists formed the First Continental Congress. John was a delegate. |
| 1777 | A visit to France | Mr. Adams was chosen to go to France. He was to negotiate a treaty of alliance with them. |
| 1780 | Mr. Adams works as an ambassador | John Adams worked to get America recognized as an independent nation. |
| 1782 | John Adams as a peace negotiator | Once the War for Independence was over, Mr. Adams worked on a commission to get peace between America and Great Britain. |
| 1789 | Mr. Adams becomes the vice-president | America now had a president in George Washington. Mr. Adams was his right hand man. |
| 1796 | John Adams becomes America's second president | John Adams came into office after George Washington. Mr. Washington died the next year. |
| 1798 | The US Navy is born | Mr. Adams began the US Navy as a precaution in case more war ever came. |
| 1798 | Mr. Adams worked to limit the courts | The US adopted the 11th Constitutional Amendment, which limited the power of the federal court. |
| 1800 | Mr. Adams loses the next election | In the next presidential election, Mr. Adams was beat by Thomas Jefferson. |
| 1812 | Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson talk | The president and former president began writing letters to each other, and it continued until they both died within the same 24 hours in 1826. |
| 1825 | Mr. John Adams' son become president | John Adams' son, John Quincy Adams, became America's 6th president. He also served one term. |
| 1826 | John Adams dies | John Adams died in his home at the age of 91. His presidency was marked by good leadership in a young and searching nation, and his legacy of determination and bravery lives on in the American spirit. |
