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Dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.
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Episode 1 - The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774
Release Date: 1997-11-23In 1763, the capitol city of America is London, George Washington is lobbying for a post in the British army, and no one thinks of Boston harbor when they hear talk of tea parties. In a dozen years, t... more
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Episode 2 - Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776
Release Date: 1997-11-23A total break from Great Britain remains hard for Americans to imagine, even after shots are fired at Lexington and Concord. Words push matters "Over the Edge" in 1776. Common Sense argues that it is... more
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Episode 3 - The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777
Release Date: 1997-11-24Days after the Declaration of Independence is signed, a British force arrives in New York harbor. Washington and his troops are driven to New Jersey. With only a few days of enlistment left for many o... more
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Episode 4 - Oh Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778
Release Date: 1997-11-24The "united" states remain in dire need of funds and military support. Congress dispatches Benjamin Franklin to France in hopes of creating an alliance which will provide both. Meanwhile, a British ar... more
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Episode 5 - The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783
Release Date: 1997-11-25The British hope to exploit the issue of slavery and to enlist the support of loyalists in the south. They fail. After a series of brutal engagements, the British army heads for Virginia, only to be t... more
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Episode 6 - Are We to Be a Nation?: 1783-1788
Release Date: 1997-11-25Peace comes to the United States, but governing the world's newest republic is no simple task. Congress is ineffectual and individual states act like sovereign nations. By the time the Constitutional ... more