John Quincy Adams

Birth-Death: (1767 - 1848 ) Term: (1825-1829 )

John Quincy Adams took over the reigns of power from James Monroe at the end of the Era of Good feelings. The sectionalism of the country, however, showed in the 1824, favorite Sons Election. Adams defeated Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson, and the latter screaming about the "corrupt bargain" effectively blocked most of the legislation from passing through Congress.

Chronology of John Q. Adams

1824 - Favorite Sons Election

1825 - Erie Canal is completed

1828 - Webster's dictionary is published

1828 - First passenger railroad in America begins laying track

1828 - Tariff of Abominations

1828 - Calhoun's Exposition and Protest