Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 5.0, Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences in Kielce, language: English, abstract: After an early friendship which influenced, among other things, the writing of the Declaration of Independence, Adams and Jefferson became political rivals by the 1790s. Hurt feelings following the contentious presidential election of 1800 kept their interactions to a minimum for more than a decade. In January 1812, however, they resumed their relationship.