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John Adams

President number
2nd
In office
1797–1801
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3 biggest achievements

  1. Argued for independence in the Continental Congress
  2. Helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War
  3. Avoided full-scale war with France and founded the Department of the Navy
Nickname
Colossus of Independence
Born in
Massachusetts

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    Sources: Wikipedia: List of nicknames of presidents of the United States; Wikipedia: List of presidents of the United States by home state; Drafted from standard histories. Not yet checked against a cited source.