Don't Tread on Me

Episode aired Mar 30, 2008
TV-14
1h 9m

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John and John Quincy sail to France to join Benjamin Franklin as part of the American mission but Adams' blunt style is ill-suited to diplomacy.John and John Quincy sail to France to join Benjamin Franklin as part of the American mission but Adams' blunt style is ill-suited to diplomacy.John and John Quincy sail to France to join Benjamin Franklin as part of the American mission but Adams' blunt style is ill-suited to diplomacy.

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Covers aspects of the revolution that are rarely seen

While the timelines, events in this episode are the most jumbled of the series-Adams actually went to France twice and he wrote the Massachusetts constitution between the two trips-it is also centered on things rarely seen for this time period. I cannot recall any other film, popular media that covered the diplomatic intrigue of the Europe in this detail or even brought up Dutch credit. On top of that, Adams come across as nearly incompetent in this episode and it is such an unflattering characterization that it stands out as near criticism.

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Trivia
"The Liberty Song" sung by the French, Franklin and Adams, was written by John Dickinson.

Goofs
Abigail Adams could not have witnessed the first manned hot air balloon flight on November 21, 1783 since she did not arrive in Paris until 1784.

Quotes
John Adams: I must study politics and war... so that my sons can study mathematics and philosophy, navigation, commerce and agriculture so that their children can study painting, poetry and music.

Soundtracks
Quintet No. 9 for Guitar and Strings in C, G.453 - La Ritirata Di Madrid
Traditional
Written by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (as Academy of St. Martin In the Fields Chamber Ensemble) & Pepe Romero
Courtesy of Decca Music Group LTD. (GB)
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises