Steven Hinkle

As more violence rages, Adams nominates George Washington to lead the Continental Army. After a proclamation from King George III that treason will be met with death, Adams seconds a resolution for independence and persuades Thomas Jefferson to draft a declaration.

Adams endures a series of uncomfortable encounters in Paris. His strident demands that France increase their naval commitment to America's war effort upsets the French diplomats and draws the wrath of Benjamin Franklin, who is then appointed sole minister to France.