... the budding nation's leaders during the 1770's and 1780's when the Declaration of Independence was being written, the American Revolution fought and the Constitution hammered out. Specifically, he looks at John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, with a glance at Benjamin Franklin. Here is a brief overview of each chapter: The Duel takes a look at the ... Washington's life due to his age and health, great care was taken to deliver his message to the people of America. The Collaborators shows just how difficult it was for John Ada...

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... -Council not only blockaded American ports for the purpose of searching and impressing American sailors, but also bottled up our trade with France and her allies. The British then went ahead and captured about a one thousand of our merchant vessels already in Europe when the Orders in Council were passed. Plus, the British had insulted our free navigation of the waters ... on two separate incidents they fired into American navel vessels (Doc A). The last reason for fighting the war was because of land. The War Hawks, led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, pushed the president to go to wa...

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