John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the ...

John Adams was many things: lawyer, diplomat, member of the Continental Congress, and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of ... scandalous and malicious writing" against the Congress or the president which was intended to "defame ... or to bring them, or either of ...

Would he defend Captain Preston or refuse the case? John Adams agreed to defend Captain Preston and his soldiers, later writing in his Autobiography that a lawyer "ought to be the very last ...

In 1788, when John Adams returned from Europe to a hero's welcome, he came home to limitless possibilities. The presidency would belong to George Washignton, of course, but what office would suit ...

Between 1778 and 1788, John Adams served his country as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. His independent, unbending temperament was not ideal for diplomacy, and his ...

John Adams is an American composer and conductor. He is known for writing minimalist music. Minimalist music uses repeated patterns of notes over a steady beat - find out more about minimalism.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity ...

This short film is a composition workshop based on creating a piece of music inspired by 'The Chairman Dances' by John Adams. The workshop is designed to help students understand how to create a ...

“There are the classic hallmarks of John’s in terms of how he makes ... A key inspiration for Adams writing “After the Fall” was hearing Ólafsson perform “Must the Devil Have All ...

John Adams expected great things from his eldest son, John Quincy. "You came into life with advantages which will disgrace you if your success is mediocre. ... And if you do not rise to the head ...