#ThisDayInHistory John Adams Appointed to Negotiate Peace With British
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On this day in 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. In the spring of 1776, Adams advocated on the floor of the Second Continental Congress that independence was necessary to establish trade and that trade was essential for the attainment of independence. He specifically urged the negotiation of a commercial treaty with France.
#ThisDayInHistory John Adams Appointed to Negotiate Peace With British
#ThisDayInHistory John Adams Appointed to…
#ThisDayInHistory John Adams Appointed to Negotiate Peace With British
On this day in 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. In the spring of 1776, Adams advocated on the floor of the Second Continental Congress that independence was necessary to establish trade and that trade was essential for the attainment of independence. He specifically urged the negotiation of a commercial treaty with France.