A long summer in Philadelphia, and Congress is just an exhausted and contentious collection of men debating the burning question of US independence.
John Adams is racing against the clock: if Congress does not agree to get rid of the yoke of the United Kingdom, General Washington's army will have no ideal for what to fight for.
But Adams is rude and no one listens to his arguments.
If Thomas Jefferson wrote a statement they would have a chance - but Jefferson is in no mood to write.
And when it comes to making a final decision, it all depends on whether Judge James Wilson's vote can remain as anonymous as possible ...
How then will America achieve independence?
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