2. Represented Massachusetts in the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 Congress appointed him ambassador to France He was a Federalist: Made him arch rival of Thomas Jefferson Elected Vice President under George Washington in 1789 Elected President in 1796
3. Background and History Born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts Graduated out of Harvard as a lawyer In 1770 he was elected to the Massachusetts Assembly Attended the First Continental Congress
4. Importance He contributed the signing and passing of the Declaration of Independence Served as Vice President for the very first President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson One of the key founding fathers of the United States