
Founding Son: Episode 6 - The Last of Earth
Half-Hour History: Secrets of the Medieval World
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The Dissolution of the Union
Former President John Quincy Adams was accused of high treason and perjury. Thomas Marshall, nephew of late Chief Justice John Marshall, took the enviable task of presenting the case against Adams. In the eyes of the South, Adams, the 75-year-old former president was a traitor. But remember, Adams had set all this in motion: He dared his opponents to expel him.
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