John Quincy Adams Determination

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The only son of a former President, John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House of Representatives when the electoral college could not determine a clear winner of the 1824 election. In 1803, Adams was elected to the Senate but his repeated displays of independence embargo caused his resignation. In 1809, Madison rewarded him for his support of Jefferson by appointing him minister to St. Petersburg. He helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. In 1815 became minister to London. In 1817 Monroe appointed him secretary of state gaining Florida from Spain without a fight. He also played a part in formulating the Monroe Doctrine. This was all before he became president! In 1825 Adams was elected partially from the support of Henry Clay. Adams

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