Posts Tagged ‘John Adams’
Ten Facts: Women During the Revolutionary War
Fact #1: Women followed the armies and provided a sense of normality to military camps. Often known as camp followers, it was common for women and children to follow the army. Each woman had their own motivations for following the armies: most were the wives, daughters, and/or mothers of male soldiers and wanted to stay…
Read More1788–89 United States Presidential Election
The 1788–89 United States presidential election was the first quadrennial (every four years) presidential election, was held from Monday, December 15, 1788 -TO- Saturday, January 10, 1789, under the newly ratified 1788 Constitution. George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two (2) terms as President and John Adams became the first Vice…
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