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 and Abigail Smith meet for the first ... He also writes the Plan of Treaties, an outline for an alliance with Europe's nations. July 2: Lee's resolution is formally adopted, thanks ...

France's "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" outlines the citizen's rights and prevents a group or person from exercising authority without the nation's consent. John Adams ...