After the elections, Jefferson not only lost his friendship with Adams, but with the rest of the Adams’ family as well. Because of Jefferson’s opinion about Adams’ plan on how the government should run, his family, especially Abigail, had felt deceived that he is revolved around his political ambitions over his friendship and lost relations with Jefferson. Larson continues to illustrate the tension between the political figures because of Jefferson and Adams’ different political views; there were many disagreements and debates during Adams’ term as President on how the government should function. When war between England and France had started, Adams feared that war would come to the United States. This led to the XYZ Affair where “Congress
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However, many have speculated that Larson had written this book to reflect the similarities of Barak Obama and John McCain during their campaign in 2008. Not only were they both from different parties, but also they had different religious views. Yet Larson illustrates that every four years, we have an election to vote for the President and Vice President to change the political parties, yet function adequately. He also details the major rivalry between the two political figures both inside of office and outside and the past friendship they once shared. While reading this book, it was hard for me to understand the context of the election and why it was so important because of the amount of details Larson added. It took me a few times to reread a few pages to fully understand the language they used and key points of the events. Although there were excessive details about the events leading towards the election, Larson was still able to truly explain the political figure and their point of view about not only politics, but also their personal lives. He also explains the other viewpoints from other figures that can have an impact on the outcome of the government and the country. Larson continued a historical standpoint in detailing the events towards the election of 1800
However, many have speculated that Larson had written this book to reflect the similarities of Barak Obama and John McCain during their campaign in 2008. Not only were they both from different parties, but also they had different religious views. Yet Larson illustrates that every four years, we have an election to vote for the President and Vice President to change the political parties, yet function adequately. He also details the major rivalry between the two political figures both inside of office and outside and the past friendship they once shared. While reading this book, it was hard for me to understand the context of the election and why it was so important because of the amount of details Larson added. It took me a few times to reread a few pages to fully understand the language they used and key points of the events. Although there were excessive details about the events leading towards the election, Larson was still able to truly explain the political figure and their point of view about not only politics, but also their personal lives. He also explains the other viewpoints from other figures that can have an impact on the outcome of the government and the country. Larson continued a historical standpoint in detailing the events towards the election of 1800