The day ended in a British retreat to Boston. But the war would be long — John Adams had predicted it might span 10 years — and the outcome never assured. On June 17, the Americans ...

Between 1778 and 1788, John Adams served his country as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. His independent, unbending temperament was not ideal for diplomacy, and his ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Framed document written in part by John Adams and signed by him before the American Revolutionary War A document from King George’s Inferior court of common dated March 7, 1761, signed by future ...

On the weekend that a ceasefire finally came into force in Gaza, thoughts of war and peace hung heavy ... It led in perfectly to the main event. When John Adams was asked to write a work ...

Americans Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams had negotiated ... treaty in January 1784 officially ended the American Revolutionary War. According to the Library of Congress, two ...