The American Experiment

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  1. Freedom

  77m

  A young George Washington establishes his military bonafides, and the American colonies begin to chafe at new taxes imposed by the British Crown.

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  2. Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily Conquered

  66m

  Thomas Jefferson is tapped to draft the Declaration of Independence. Led by Washington, the Continental Army suffers a devastating series of defeats.

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  3. The United States Are Not United

  72m

  With the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the Americans deploy Benjamin Franklin's charms to solicit support from Britain's longtime rival.

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  4. We the People

  70m

  The war is won, but the "perpetual union" is on the verge of collapse. Delegates from each state gather to devise an innovative form of government.

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  5. Washington's Warning

  84m

  George Washington steps into the unknown as the nation's first president. Partisanship dawns with an ideological rift between Jefferson and Hamilton.

Cast

Martin Sheen

George Washington