Some sample questions from this category:
* Adams' first political appointment was by President Washington as Minister to what country?
* In what capacity did Adams serve in the administration of his father, John Adams?
* In 1809, President Madison appointed Adams Minister to what country?
* In 1814, Adams was part of the delegation which negotiated the Treaty ending the War of 1812. Which treaty was this?
* As Secretary of State under President Monroe, Adams had a hand in all but which one of the following?
* As was customary during that era, Secretary of State Adams ran for President in 1824. Where did he finish in the popular vote?
* Who was Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams?
* Adams ran for re-election in 1828, but lost to whom?
* In 1830 Adams' home Congressional Distict in Massachusetts elected him to Congress. How many years did he serve in Congress?
* In 1841, Adams argued what well-known case before the United States Supreme Court?
* What Congressional Rule did Adams regularly violate and fight against?
* Adams suffered a stroke in 1848 when he rose on the House floor to speak on what issue?
* Adams is sometimes said to be the father of what Institution, established in 1846?
* Adams kept a diary throughout his adult life. At what age did he begin writing in his diary?
* The voluminous diaries of John Quincy Adams were kept under lock and key until when?
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