Act I : Resistance. Facing east and west -- LIberty and property...and no stamps! -- A perfect sense of their rights -- A violent turn -- Politics and tea; Act II : Revolution. The first American Revolution -- Going Continental -- Blows must decide -- Rage militaire -- Liberty for all? -- Independence; Act III : War. Battle lines -- Home rule...first drafts -- In victory and defeat -- Falling apart -- Endgame; Act IV : Nation. Settling up -- Desires and discontents -- New rules -- Lives and legacies
Summary:
Examines the lives of seven lesser known figures from the Revolutionary period, including one of Washington's soldiers, a wealthy merchant, a blacksmith, and the politically active Mercy Otis Warren.
