| An Overview of John Quincy Adams' Administration John
Quincy Adams was never a popular President, chiefly
because of his aloof manner. He didn't even try to defend
himself against attacks by Andrew Jackson and
his followers, feeling it was below the dignity of the
President to engage in political debate.
| His
Vice-President and Cabinet |
| Vice-President |
John C. Calhoun |
| Secretary of State |
Henry
Clay |
| Secretary of the
Treasury |
Richard
Rush |
| Secretary of War |
James Barbour
Peter B. Porter (1828) |
| Attorney General |
William Wirt |
| Secretary of the Navy |
Samuel L. Southard |
| U.
S. Events During His Administration |
| Population
in 1825 11,252,237 |
| 1825 |
The first women's labor union
was organized in New York City, New York. |
| 1825 |
The Erie
Canal was completed. |
| 1828 |
The first passenger railroad in
America, the Baltimore
& Ohio, began laying track westward from
Baltimore, Maryland. |
| 1828 |
Noah
Webster published his dictionary. |
| World
Events During His Administration |
| 1825 |
Czar Nicholas I of Russia
crushed the Decembrist Uprising, a revolt of
discontented nobles. |
| 1826-1828 |
Russia invaded Persia, and won
the land north of the Aras River. |
| 1829 |
Russia defeated Turkey in war,
gaining valuable ports on the Black Sea. |
Sources
The American President www.americanpresident.org
The White House www.whitehouse.gov
See Also
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Richard Rush
Erie
Canal
Baltimore
& Ohio
Noah
Webster
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