John Adams

John Adams Season 1 episodes

1. 01

   S01 E01

   Part 1: Join or Die

   1 h 10 mins · Sun, 16 Mar 2008

   After the Boston Massacre, John Adams agrees to serve as defence attorney for the accused British soldiers. Several years later, he joins the Continental Congress.

3. 02

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   Part 2: Independence

   1 h 31 mins · Sun, 16 Mar 2008

   Adams nominates George Washington to lead the newly formed Continental Army; Thomas Jefferson drafts the Declaration of Independence; Congress vote to declare independence from England.

5. 03

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   Part 3: Don't Tread on Me

   1 h 8 mins · Sun, 23 Mar 2008

   Adams and Jefferson visit France to gain financial and military support for the American War of Independence; Adams falls victim to an illness.

6. 04

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   Part 4: Reunion

   1 h 5 mins · Sun, 30 Mar 2008

   In 1781, Adams joyously learns that British troops surrendered to Washington at Yorktown; John and Abigail are reunited in Paris.

7. 05

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   Part 5: Unite or Die

   1 h 3 mins · Sun, 6 Apr 2008

   Adams becomes the country's first vice president; the ongoing conflict between the British and the French strains Adams' friendship with Jefferson; Adams is elected president in 1796.

8. 06

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   Part 6: Unnecessary War

   1 h 19 mins · Sun, 13 Apr 2008

   President Adams tries desperately to keep the nation out of war; Adams disowns his alcoholic son, Charles; Jefferson claims the presidency after Adams fails to win a second term.

9. 07

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   Part 7: Peacefield

   1 h 2 mins · Sun, 20 Apr 2008

   Adams begins to write his memoirs while in retirement, corresponds with Jefferson after a series of personal tragedies, and lives to see his son John Quincy become president.

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