Who is John Adams from Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings and what is their importance?

Born in 1735, John Adams was a founding father of the United States, as well as its second president. Adams's conviction to politics was the building block on which the Massachusetts government was formed, and its constitution served as a basis for Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. Adams, who was an ambassador to France, was opposed to Paine's ideals. John Adams died in 1826.