Yankees at the Court: The First Americans in ParisThe author discusses the experiences of the first American diplomats in the court of Versailles during the years 1775-85. This book includes Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. |
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... independence , and John Adams and Thomas Jefferson wrote pamphlets at the time advocating what we would call today Dominion status within the British Commonwealth . Probably , if the Whigs had been in power , they would have accepted ...
... independence , and John Adams and Thomas Jefferson wrote pamphlets at the time advocating what we would call today Dominion status within the British Commonwealth . Probably , if the Whigs had been in power , they would have accepted ...
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... independence at no matter what cost . As it was the duty of France to weaken the venomous power of England whenever the occasion presented itself , so the cause of American independence must be favored . France would gain both politi ...
... independence at no matter what cost . As it was the duty of France to weaken the venomous power of England whenever the occasion presented itself , so the cause of American independence must be favored . France would gain both politi ...
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... Independence having not yet reached Paris , Vergennes asked Deane a hard question : What was to stop the colonies from splitting away from each other after independence was declared instead of remaining united as one nation ? ( Gérard's ...
... Independence having not yet reached Paris , Vergennes asked Deane a hard question : What was to stop the colonies from splitting away from each other after independence was declared instead of remaining united as one nation ? ( Gérard's ...
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