While John Adams called for a declaration of independence ... More than 25,000 men -- a quarter of those who served in the Continental army and Continental navy -- had perished in the fight ...

John Adams (Paul Giamatti) is a respected lawyer and farmer in Boston. After the Boston Massacre he is sought as a defense counsel for the British sentries involved by their commander, Captain Thomas ...

“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to ...

John Adams was born on October 30 ... His nomination of George Washignton to be commander of the Continental Army was crucial to the success of the war. As a diplomat in France and the ...

John Adams was one of America’s greatest patriots from the Founding generation. From gaining unanimous agreement from state delegations to the Declaration of Independence to obtaining favorable terms ...