← America: The Birth of Freedom

Season 1

10 episodes · 2011

  1. 1The Revolutionary War, Part I

    12 Apr 2011 · 50 min

    After a series of taxes and laws that took power away from the 13 American Colonies, the British monarchy found resistance that lead to a revolution. From the Declaration of Independence, George Washington's armies, to the eventual British surrender at Yorktown, experience how these events birthed a new nation.

  2. 2The Revolutionary War, Part II

    13 Apr 2011 · 48 min

    After a series of taxes and laws that took power away from the 13 American Colonies, the British monarchy found resistance that lead to a revolution. From the Declaration of Independence, George Washington's armies, to the eventual British surrender at Yorktown, experience how these events birthed a new nation.

  3. 3Thomas Jefferson, Part I

    14 Apr 2011 · 46 min

    As a man of the Enlightenment he was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence. Follow the journey of his life from childhood, to the colonial days of America, the events that lead to the American Revolutionary War and beyond.

  4. 4Thomas Jefferson, Part II

    15 Apr 2011 · 47 min

    As a man of the Enlightenment he was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence. Follow the journey of his life from childhood, to the colonial days of America, the events that lead to the American Revolutionary War and beyond.

  5. 5Abe Lincoln, Part I

    16 Apr 2011 · 48 min

    Abraham Lincoln lead the nation through a tremendous upheaval; a time when our country was pulling apart at the seams. This intimate portrait of Abraham Lincoln, using authentic stills of the time, will hopefully bring you a little closer in understanding the complexities of our 16th President of the United States.

  6. 6Abe Lincoln, Part II

    17 Apr 2011 · 46 min

    Abraham Lincoln lead the nation through a tremendous upheaval; a time when our country was pulling apart at the seams. This intimate portrait of Abraham Lincoln, using authentic stills of the time, will hopefully bring you a little closer in understanding the complexities of our 16th President of the United States.

  7. 7The Civil War, Part I

    18 Apr 2011 · 50 min

    As the war that inflicted more casualties on America soldiers than any other, follow the events from Lincoln’s victory in the presidential election of 1860 to Lee’s surrender in Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865, at the McLean House.

  8. 8The Civil War, Part II

    19 Apr 2011 · 42 min

    As the war that inflicted more casualties on America soldiers than any other, follow the events from Lincoln’s victory in the presidential election of 1860 to Lee’s surrender in Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865, at the McLean House.

  9. 9The Diary of a Confederate Soldier, Part I

    20 Apr 2011 · 44 min

    This is an intimate look into the Civil War as told by a Confederate Soldier who recorded his thoughts and feelings on paper. Understand the Civil War like never before as you see and hear events unfold from a man on the battlefield during our nation’s most divided time in its history.

  10. 10The Diary of a Confederate Soldier, Part II

    21 Apr 2011 · 45 min

    This is an intimate look into the Civil War as told by a Confederate Soldier who recorded his thoughts and feelings on paper. Understand the Civil War like never before as you see and hear events unfold from a man on the battlefield during our nation’s most divided time in its history.