John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Adams entered Harvard College at the age of 16 and after graduation, became a teacher in nearby Worcester. He disliked his job and decided to go into law. In 1758, he was admitted to the Suffolk County Bar. In response to rising tension, Britain dispatched troops to the Boston area. In 1770, a group of British troops killed several Americans in the Boston Massacre. Adams stepped in and successfully defended the troops involved in a controversial murder trial.
Adams was elected to serve in the First Continental Congress. He was soon elected to return to the Second Continental Congress, where Adams nominated George Washington to command the Continental Army. Adams was then elected to serve as ambassador to France. In Paris, he met Benjamin Franklin and attempted to draw up an alliance with France. However, Franklin had already completed the work by the time he arrived. Adams spent a year in Paris until Congress......

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