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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts (which would later be renamed Quincy) on July 11, 1767 to John and Abigal Adams.  He was encouraged by his parents to study hard and cultivate his mind.  He was tutored by his father's law clerks.  As the Revolutionary War broke out many refugees ,from areas of the battles, stayed at the Adams household.  When his father was sent as an ambassador to France by the Continental Congress, John Quincy went with him.  They arrived in March, 1779.  He would remain in Europe for the next nine years.  While in France he studied at the Passy Academy.  Later John Adams sent his son to the Dutch University of Leiden.  He was able to study there for two years and learn both Latin and Greek.  When American Diplomat, Francis Dana, looked for a interpreter to travel with him to Russia, John Quincy volunteered.  They remained in Russia for a year, John Quincy studied hard in St.Petersburg, until Dana left.  Dana had never been received by the Russian nobility.  He returned to his father in Hague, Holland.  John Quincy assisted John Adams, as a secretary, while his father served as an ambassador to the many European nations.  He returned to America and attended Harvard College, at which he graduated in July 1787.  He then learned law while serving as a clerk in Newport, Massachusetts.  After [[Thomas Paine]] published a pamphlet criticizing President [[Washington]]'s policies and Federal Powers, John Quincy wrote a series of articles called Publicola, defending the President.  He worked in law for two years until appointed by Washington as U.S. minister to Holland.  <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents John Quincy Adams]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press</ref>

He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts (which would later be renamed Quincy) on July 11, 1767 to John and Abigal Adams.  He was encouraged by his parents to study hard and cultivate his mind.  He was tutored by his father's law clerks.  As the [[American Revolutionary War]] broke out many refugees ,from areas of the battles, stayed at the Adams household.  When his father was sent as an ambassador to France by the Continental Congress, John Quincy went with him.  They arrived in March, 1779.  He would remain in Europe for the next nine years.  While in France he studied at the Passy Academy.  Later John Adams sent his son to the Dutch University of Leiden.  He was able to study there for two years and learn both Latin and Greek.  When American Diplomat, Francis Dana, looked for a interpreter to travel with him to Russia, John Quincy volunteered.  They remained in Russia for a year, John Quincy studied hard in St.Petersburg, until Dana left.  Dana had never been received by the Russian nobility.  He returned to his father in Hague, Holland.  John Quincy assisted John Adams, as a secretary, while his father served as an ambassador to the many European nations.  He returned to America and attended Harvard College, at which he graduated in July 1787.  He then learned law while serving as a clerk in Newport, Massachusetts.  After [[Thomas Paine]] published a pamphlet criticizing President [[Washington]]'s policies and Federal Powers, John Quincy wrote a series of articles called Publicola, defending the President.  He worked in law for two years until appointed by Washington as U.S. minister to Holland.  <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents John Quincy Adams]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press</ref>

    

    

==Miscellaneous Facts==

==Miscellaneous Facts==