Adams reports the conclusions of the select committee of the message of the President relating to the bequest of James Smithson. The committee concluded that Congress has the power to accept and ...
John Quincy Adams: an introduction -- The man -- The concept of empire -- Reciprocity and the slave trade -- Negotiating at Ghent, 1814 -- The Transcontinental Treaty and Oregon -- The Monroe Doctrine ...
Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...