What were John Adams' successes and failures?

Adams had many successes during his life. As a leader of the Massachusetts rebels against the Crown, he had prestige as an attorney and credibility as the man who, despite his political leanings, upheld the law in successfully defending British troops after the Boston Massacre. read more

The Successes and Failure of John Quincy Adams. The public career of John Quincy Adams poses this paradox: he was the greatest ever Secretary of State but only a mediocre President. As Secretary of State, he concluded the Adams-Onis treaty with Spain and the 1818 convention with Great Britain. read more

Transcript of Successes and Failures of John Adams. Overall John Adams was a good man, and leader, but not a great president. He won the war of his life, but lost the battle of his presidency. “Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. read more