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Leo & Layla's History Adventures (2021)
Season 3 • Episode 13 • John Adams & Thomas Jefferson: The Founding Fathers’ Friendship and Friction
Leo & Layla's History Adventures Season 3, Episode 13: John Adams & Thomas Jefferson: The Founding Fathers’ Friendship and Friction
This time-traveling cartoon introduces elementary students to two of America’s Founding Fathers—John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—who disagreed on almost everything when it came to politics, but eventually realized that what united them was greater than what divided them: the love of America. Watch Leo & Layla's History Adventures Season 3, Episode 13 John Adams & Thomas Jefferson: The Founding Fathers’ Friendship and Friction in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Leo & Layla's History Adventures Season 3, Episode 13 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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