John Adams: Young Revolutionary

Explore the childhood of founding father John Adams and find out why he's an all-star in American history!

John Adams was an American founding father, second president of the United States, and father of the sixth president, but what was he like as a child?

In this fascinating biography, you'll learn all about the childhood of John Adams—from his birth on October 30, 1735, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to growing up as a direct descendant of Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, to his education at Harvard college from the age of sixteen.

Find out what John Adams did for fun—and how his upbringing and values helped him succeed as the first Vice President and the second President of the United States.