1. How to lose the presidency in one term.
John Adams
How to lose the presidency in one term.

2. Resume for John Adams
Educated at Harvard
Lawyer who felt that British tax policies were oppressive
Delegate to the Continental Congress (he chose Washington to be the commander of the Colonial Army and chose Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence)
Helped negotiate the treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the Revolutionary War.
Part of the convention that chose Washington to be the first president.
Vice President of the United States for 8 years under Washington.

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4. Alien and Sedition Acts