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Witness the past through key Adams documents. Meet the people and experience the events that shaped the nation.

Boston Massacre

John Adams's analysis of the 1770 conflict

Bunker Hill

Reflections on the battle and its legacy

Louisa Catherine Adams

An introduction to the nation's first foreign-born first lady

1824 and 1828 Elections

Insights into John Quincy Adams's contentious presidential contests

Amistad

Resources on John Quincy Adams's role in the landmark case