John Adams, Unnecessary War

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Boston, 1770. In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre, John Adams takes the defence of the accused British soldiers.

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Adams wins over sceptical delegates in the charge to declare independence in July of 1776.

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1777. A new period of separation from Abigail looms when Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France along with Benjamin Franklin.

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1781. Convalescing in Holland, Adams joyously learns the British surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. Later, he and Abigail reunite in his opulent mansion in Paris.

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Elected America's first Vice President, Adams is frustrated by his exclusion from President Washington's inner circle and is scolded by Abigail for his vanity.

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Abandoned by Jefferson for retaining Washington's cabinet, President Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war.

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In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his daughter dies of cancer and Abigail succumbs to typhoid fever.