By Abby Meridian
Abigail Adams was a wonderful women in
American history. She was a loving, courageous, and
persevering person. She was the wife to the second
president of the United States John Adams. Abigail was
a wonderful mother to five children. She is so inspiring
because she was hardworking and loving to John.
Abigail was some what spoiled in her childhood but her
mother taught her how to sew, cook, and clean early
on. Back in Abigail’s time people did not think girls
should be educated but Abigail thought different so
she educated her sons and daughters. Most of Abigail’s
and John’s marriage were spent alone wile John was
fighting in the Revolutionary war to win freedom from
England.
 Abigail
was born on November 22,1744 in
Weymouth Massachusetts.
 Her father is William Smith who believed in
the American Revolution
 Her mother is Elizabeth Quincy Smith
 Abigail was the second of four children
 Her father owned a private library which
Abigail loved to read at
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Abigail and John were married on October25,1764
John was a Harvard Student
Abigail had five children named Abigail, Susanna, John
Quincy, Charles, and Thomas Boylston
The family lived in Braintree
Sadly Susanna died as a toddler
Abigail was the wife of the second president of the United
States of America
Abigail believed in girls having more education and she
educated her children herself
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John was part of the American Revolutionary war
Abigail let her treasured pewter spoons be melted to make
bullets for the war
During the war Abigail took care of the family and farm
She wrote letters to John wile he was gone at war
Abigail and John exchanged 1,100 letters during the time
John was at war
Her letter told John about what she thought he should do
about women’s rights and slavery
Her letters also gave John valuable information about British
troops and ships in the Boston area
Abigail Adams had many character traits and
some of them are courage, perseverance,
and lovingness. In the following slides you
will be able to see how Abigail showed
courage, perseverance, and lovingness.
Abigail Adams was a courageous person. I
think she is courageous because it takes
courage to go up and talk to the president
about what you think about stuff. For
example Abigail went up to John and told
him what she thought about women’s rights
and slavery. I think that is courageous, do
you?
Abigail was also a persevering person. You
ask why. I say that it takes perseverance to
keep a farm running and a healthy family.
That is exactly what Abigail had to do during
the war time wile John was gone. I don’t
think I could keep a farm running and a
healthy family at the same time all by my
self.
Abigail was a very loving person. Abigail called
John her dearest friend. It is also very loving for
Abigail to write letter to John almost every day
wile he was at war. Abigail was also very loving to
her five children. I am sure that the children
were spoiled but were kind and generous to
others. Is Abigail not loving?
 Cheney,
Lynne. A is for Abigail An Almanac of
Amazing American Women New York Robin
Press Glasser 2003
 “Abigail Adams Biography.” Bio.com. A&E
Networks Television, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.