John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was a diplomat, politician, and the sixth President of the United States.

Adams was the son of the second President John Adams. He served as a Senator from Massachusetts (1803-1808). He also served as ambassdor to the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia, and Britain. As Secretary of State, helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine. As president he proposed a program of modernization and educational advancement, but was stymied by Congress. Adams lost his 1828 bid for re-election to Andrew Jackson.

Adams was elected a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts after leaving office, the only president ever to do so, serving for the last 17 years of his life. In the House he became a leading opponent of slavery. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage after casting a loud "no"-vote for the Mexican-American War.

John Quincy Adams in The Disunited States of America
John Quincy Adams was the head of state of the country of Massachusetts. In 1837, he led his country through the Second Northeastern War, successfully annexing the country of Rhode Island. An angered citizen of Providence attempted to assassinate Adams later.

In 2097, Beckie Royer recalled a film she'd seen about the war and the near-assassination. The film, which had been broadcast in the relatively open climate of California, was banned by the politically conservative Virginia for fear of prompting an assassination.