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- John_Quincy_Adams_and_abolitionism abstract "John Quincy Adams and abolitionism refers to the role of the sixth President of the United States (1825–1829) in opposing slavery. Like most contemporaries, John Quincy Adams' views on slavery evolved over time. Since most of his career before his presidency focused on foreign affairs, such as the Treaty of Ghent, the Florida Treaty and the Monroe Doctrine, he didn't directly address the issue before that time. Though he signed into law the Tariff of 1828, which southern slave holders strongly protested because of its possible erosion of their slave-holding rights, he mainly dealt with the issue during his seventeen-year congressional career, which began after his presidency. In the House Adams became a champion of free speech, demanding that petitions against slavery be heard despite a "gag rule" that said they could not be heard. Adams repeatedly spoke out against the "Slave Power", that is the organized political power of the slave owners who dominated all the southern states and their representation in Congress. He vehemently attacked the annexation of Texas (1845) and the Mexican War (1846–48) as part of a "conspiracy" to extend slavery. During the censure debate, Adams said that he took delight in the fact that southerners would forever remember him as "the acutest, the astutest, the archest enemy of southern slavery that every [sic] existed".Before 1820, Adams was best known as an exponent of American nationalism. Late in life, especially after his election to the House, he was famous as the most prominent national leader opposing slavery. Biographers Nagle and Parsons argue that he was not a true abolitionist, at least not before his congressional career, although he quickly became the primary advocate of abolitionism in congress. Though he, like most anti-slavery contemporaries such as Henry Clay, held the preservation of the union as the primary goal, he increasingly became more forceful for the abolitionist cause. Remini notes that Adams feared that the end of slavery could only come through civil war or the consent of the slave South, and not quickly and painlessly as the abolitionists wanted.".
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- John_Quincy_Adams_and_abolitionism comment "John Quincy Adams and abolitionism refers to the role of the sixth President of the United States (1825–1829) in opposing slavery. Like most contemporaries, John Quincy Adams' views on slavery evolved over time. Since most of his career before his presidency focused on foreign affairs, such as the Treaty of Ghent, the Florida Treaty and the Monroe Doctrine, he didn't directly address the issue before that time.".
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