John AdamsJohn Adams was born on October 30, 1725 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the family farm. He was the older of two younger brothers, Peter and Elihu. John was named after his father John Adams Sr. His father is said to have been the town's tax collector, selectman, constable, and lieutenant of militia. John Adams Sr. was the role model for the young Adams. John's parents gave him a lot of freedom. It was said that he enjoyed outdoor activities and cared little about school. John's stubbornness is said to have begun at the age of ten when his parents feared he was wasting his exceptional intellect. His father asked him what he was going to do with his life and John said he wanted to be a farmer. The next day his father took him to the fields and made him work as hard as he could, hoping to teach him a lesson, but that night Adams Sr. he asked him if he was satisfied with being a farmer and little Giovanni replied: "I like it very much, sir". Both of his parents were very surprised by his response. When John was a young boy he was taught to read and write by his father. He was accepted to Harvard in 1751. Adams graduated in 1755 with a Bachelor of Arts. Soon after graduation, Adams decided that he would pursue a career as a practicing lawyer. Yet his first job after graduation was as a schoolteacher in Worcester, Massachusetts. He learned to adapt to become the town's schoolmaster; he socialized at night, met up with old school friends and went home during breaks from school. During his career as a schoolteacher he was worried about ruining his chances of achieving a better career. It was said that Adams often felt like a dictator and that his students were generals and politicians. As a teacher John developed the idea...halfway through...of retaining the old cabinet instead of installing his own men, confirming Adams' admission that he was a mediocre politician because he was "not adept at intrigue." for power." Adams' fighting spirit did not always lend itself to presidential decorum, as Adams himself admitted in old age in one of his journal writings: "[As president] I refused to suffer in silence. I sighed and sobbed and groaned, and sometimes shrieked and screamed. And I must confess with shame and pain that I have sworn at times. "After the defeat of 1800, Adams retreated into private life. He was very depressed after leaving office. He returned to farming on his farm. Sixteen months before his son's death, John Quincy Adams became the sixth president of the United States. On July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Adams died at his home.