Are We to Be a Nation?: 1783-1788

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Liberty!
25th November 1997 55 mins Season 1 Episode 6

Peace 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 Convention convenes in 1787, many wonder if the country can survive. The long ratification process helps define what sort of nation the United States is to be—a process that continues to this day.

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01 Victor Garber profile Victor Garberas John Dickinson 02 Donna Murphy profile Donna Murphyas Abigail Adams 03 Alex Jennings profile Alex Jenningsas King George III 04 Anthony Heald profile Anthony Healdas Philip Vickers Fithian 05 Colm Feore profile Colm Feoreas Alexander Hamilton 06 Peter Donaldson profile Peter Donaldsonas John Adams 07 Stephen Lang profile Stephen Langas George Washington 08 Jefferson Mays profile Jefferson Maysas James Madison 09 Edward Herrmann profile Edward Herrmannas Narrator 10 Philip Seymour Hoffman profile Philip Seymour Hoffmanas Joseph Plumb Martin 11 Jane Adams profile Jane Adamsas Sara Scott 12 Jake Weber profile Jake Weberas Virginia Officer 13 Ellen Giffard profile Ellen GiffardDirector 14 Muffie Meyer profile Muffie MeyerDirector
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