Founding Fathers(2000)
First Air Date: 2000-11-27
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Four episodes: "Rebels With A Cause" discusses Sam Adams and John Hancock and how they influenced the start of the revolution. "Taking Liberties" discusses the heavy British tax levies, the Boston Massacre, the eloquence of orator Patrick Henry and the attempt of Benjamin Franklin to patch things up with King George. "You Say You Want a Revolution" discusses Thomas Jefferson, the early failures of George Washington, the arrest of Benjamin Franklin's son for plotting to aid the British and the support of the French. "A healthy Constitution" goes into what happened after the final defeat of the British, the lack of funds to run the country, James Madison's salvation of the revolution, and George Washington's refusal of the title "King".
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Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
Rebels With A Cause
Air Date: 2000-11-27
Part 1 of a documentary series presenting the flesh-and-blood men behind early American legends examines the politica...
E02
Taking Liberties
Air Date: 2000-12-04
Join the first sessions of the Continental Congress and witness the battles of Lexington and Concord, the election of...
E03
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Air Date: 2000-12-11
After undeclared war simmers for a year and peace talks fail, the Declaration of Independence is debated, written, an...
E04
A Healthy Consitution
Air Date: 2000-12-18
The Founding Fathers face the momentous and monumental task of framing a federal constitution for the 13 states.
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