Liberty!

Dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Liberty!

First Air Date

November 23, 1997

Last Air Date

November 25, 1997

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Twin Cities Public Television Middlemarch Films

Networks

PBS

S01E06

Are We to Be a Nation?: 1783-1788

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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