Peacefield
John Adams | Season 1 | Episode 7

Peacefield

TV-14 | 1 HR 2 MIN

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Written by Kirk Ellis
Directed by Tom Hooper

In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his daughter Nabby dies of cancer and, a few years later, Abigail succumbs to typhoid fever. At the urging of Dr. Rush, Adams reports the sad news to Jefferson, with the two old friends and adversaries taking solace in a correspondence that mends old wounds and lasts the rest of their lives. On July 4, 1826, having lived to see his son John Quincy become President, 90-year-old John Adams dies on the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence - and on the very same day as Jefferson. On his deathbed, Adams utters, "Thomas Jefferson survives."


Join or Die
1.Join or Die

Boston, 1770. In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre, John Adams takes the defense of the accused British soldiers.

Independence
2.Independence

Adams wins over skeptical delegates in the charge to declare independence in July of 1776.

Don't Tread On Me
3.Don't Tread On Me

1777. A new period of separation from Abigail looms when Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France along with Benjamin Franklin.

Reunion
4.Reunion

1781. Adams joyously learns the British surrendered to Washington at Yorktown and reunites with Abigail in Paris.

Unite or Die
5.Unite or Die

Elected America's first VP, Adams is frustrated by his exclusion from President Washington's inner circle.

Unnecessary War
6.Unnecessary War

Abandoned by Jefferson for retaining Washington's cabinet, President Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war.

Peacefield
7.Peacefield

In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies.

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