James Monroe’s 1817 goodwill tour kicked off a decade of party-less government – but he couldn’t stop the nation from dividing again.
Mercy Otis Warren used her wit to agitate for independence.
The Allies were desperate for reinforcements, but the U.S. wasn’t quite ready to provide them.
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