Thomas Jefferson Treason Pros And Cons

Thomas Jefferson for Treason
On July 5, 1776, Thomas Jefferson was served by a loyalist group in Philadelphia for treason against Great Britain. The trial was pushed close to the top of the list of trials and began a few months later because of the heinous accusation brought about and also because the courts were have a slow season in the middle of a possible revolution. As the trial started Jefferson teamed up with his good friend John Adams to be is defender because Jefferson knew that Adams has intelligent, had a way with words, and had worked as a defendant before and the justice system did not have the best public defenders. Jefferson also knew that it would be in his favor to have the same guy who helped defend the British soldiers who were tried after the Boson Massacre, while Jefferson was being tried for treason.
The loyalist group picked the best lawyer in the group and also most loyal to king and country, Derek Honeybun. He isn’t remembered in history because his reputation was greatly tarnished after this very trial. Honeybun was once a prominent figure head, but once this trial ended he was embarrassed with the outcome and how later the war ended and slowly feel deeps into the cracks of history, …show more content…
The jury is a mix of opinion on the war and the definition of treason. Both the defendant and prosecutor give their opening arguments that were both expertly prepared and everyone in the courtroom knew it was going to be a long, intense trial. The prosecutor’s main argument was that Jefferson was guilty of treason because everyone in that courtroom had strong connection to Great Britain in some way and for Jefferson to go against the country that gave him the right to live in American was by definition treason. Adams rebottled with the claim that Jefferson was not guilty by the fact that treason was necessary in response to the tyranny that was forming in Great