The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . When a war with England came at last, in 1812, theUnited States had nearly twice as many people as ithad when the Jay treaty was made. This treaty with Great Britain was exasperating tothe French government, which was then engaged in warwith England. As France had helped the United Statesto gain its independence, the French expected the assist-ance of America in their new war with England. Wash-ington wisely kept this country free from alliances witheither of the contending nations. In 1796 John Adams, the candida
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . When a war with England came at last, in 1812, theUnited States had nearly twice as many people as ithad when the Jay treaty was made. This treaty with Great Britain was exasperating tothe French government, which was then engaged in warwith England. As France had helped the United Statesto gain its independence, the French expected the assist-ance of America in their new war with England. Wash-ington wisely kept this country free from alliances witheither of the contending nations. In 1796 John Adams, the candidate of the Federalistparty, was chosen President over Thomas Jefferson, whowas the candidate of the Republicans, or , who was the son of a farmer, was born in Brain-tree, ISIass., in 1735. He graduated at Harvard, taughtschool for two years, and began the practice of law whenhe was twenty-three years of age. He took an activepart in the Stamp-Act agitations from 1765 onward. Heremoved to Boston in 1768, and soon became a leading TROUBLES WITH EXGLAND AXD lawyer and a chief of the Revolu-tionary party. Adams was one ofthe foremost men in the Congressof 1774 and 1775, and was one ofthe leading advocates of the Decla-ration of Independence. He wasone of the commissioners to nego-tiate the treaty of peace with Eng-land, and was minister at Londonfor three years. Adams was Vice-President during the whole of Wash-ingtons presidency. He was anable and courageous man, honest and true to his con-victions, but irritable and somewhat quarrelsome. Hispeculiarities had something to do with his unpopularityand his defeat when he ran for the presidency a secondtime. He died on the 4th of July, 1826, exactly fiftyyears after the Declaration of Independence, and on thesame day with his ancient rival, Jefferson. The administration of Adams was occupied withthe difficulties with France. That country, after thegreat Revolution that overthrew the monarchy in 1789,had now fall
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