This reading guide can be used to support reading Jane Kamensky's essay, Jefferson, Adams, and the Crucible of Revolution, from the America at 250 Civic Toolkit.
In this essay, historian Jane Kamensky explores the intertwined lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, two influential but very different figures in the American Revolution. She examines how their contrasting personalities, political philosophies, and visions for the nation shaped the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, strained their relationship, and ultimately gave way to a renewed friendship grounded in shared commitment to the American experiment.
