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This Country of Ours Narration

No one really liked having to give up George Washington. He had been a good president and everyone loved him, but he didn’t want to be in charge any more so they had to let him go and they appointed John Adams in his place. Everyone followed the late president to his home. When he had gone inside, a large sob broke from the crowd.

            The French were upset because of the Jay Treaty. They threatened to attack America if it didn’t give it a large sum of money as a bribe and they wanted something else too. I think it was to repeal the treaty. John Adams sent an ambassador named Pinckney to France but he was not received at all even when two more ambassadors were sent to France. Many Americans talked of war with France.

            The French, however, didn’t want war. They just wanted to get something for nothing from the United States. When they saw the spirit of the nation they switched and tried to make peace, but the Americans were so upset they wouldn’t cooperate so John Adams quietly sent to France and solved the quarrel.

            Then everyone got upset with John Adams because everyone was saying that he had made peace with France for all sorts of bad reasons. John Adams was rather upset and said, “When I die, write on my grave, ‘John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of peace with France.’” He could think of no better epitaph.

            Then Tennessee joined the Union. First it was its own republic, under the name of Franklin. Then it became part of the union, but it was very uncivilized and unprepared. There was hardly anything but it grew into one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Great narration!

9:46 PM, Jan. 27, 2006 .. Posted by texasprairie

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You did a great job on that narration. You should be proud!


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