Liberty! The American Revolution

Season 1 Episode 2: Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776

Nov 23, 1997 TV-G 40m 7.8

A 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 the natural right of men to govern themselves. The Declaration of Independence declares this same idea a "self-evident" truth. For Americans, there is no looking back. There will be war with England.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774

1. The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774

Aired: Nov 23, 1997

Follows the happenings in Northamerica and England during 1763-1774.

Episode 2 Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776

2. Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776

Aired: Nov 23, 1997

A total break from Great Britain remains hard for Americans to imagine, even...

Episode 3 The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777

3. The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777

Aired: Nov 24, 1997

Days after the Declaration of Independence is signed, a British force arrives...

Episode 4 Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778

4. Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778

Aired: Nov 24, 1997

The "united" states remain in dire need of funds and military support. Congre...

Episode 5 The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783

5. The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783

Aired: Nov 25, 1997

The British hope to exploit the issue of slavery and to enlist the support of...

Episode 6 Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788

6. Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788

Aired: Nov 25, 1997

Peace comes to the United States, but governing the world's newest republic i...

Main Cast

Victor Garber John Dickinson

Donna Murphy Abigail Adams

Alex Jennings King George III

Anthony Heald Philip Vickers Fithian

Colm Feore Alexander Hamilton

Peter Donaldson

Peter Donaldson John Adams

Stephen Lang George Washington

Jefferson Mays James Madison

Edward Herrmann Narrator

Philip Seymour Hoffman Joseph Plumb Martin

Jane Adams Sara Scott

Jake Weber Virginia Officer

Isiah Whitlock Jr. Luke - Slave

Terrence Mann General John Burgoyne

Mel Johnson Jr. Jehu Grant

Paxton Whitehead Horace Walpole

Remak Ramsay Thomas Hutchinson

Campbell Scott Thomas Jefferson

Roger Rees Thomas Paine

James Naughton Patrick Henry

Philip Bosco Benjamin Franklin

Joris Stuyck Johann Ewald

Jamison Selby

Jamison Selby Southern Patriot

Steve Zahn American Sergeant

Francie Swift Baroness von Riedesel

Daniel Gerroll General Charles Cornwallis

Roberta Maxwell Mercy Otis Warren

Byron Jennings John Hancock

JD Cullum Nicholas Cresswell

Neil Maffin Anti-Federalist

Kali Rocha Eliza Wilkinson

Mark Letheren British Soldier

Douglas Weston Sir George Collier

Appearances

Creators

Ellen Hovde Director

Muffie Meyer Director

Ronald Blumer

Ronald Blumer Writer

Info about Liberty! The American Revolution

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: War, History