The American Revolution, Pt. 2: The Impossible War

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1971

Creator: IQ Films Inc.

Complete Record: Dramatizes key events of the American Revolution through the lives of two of its participants--Henry Laurens, president of the First Continental Congress, and his son, John, a major in the Continental Army. Describes John's encouragement to his father as the colonists' military and political morale sour and shows John working with Ben Franklin to enlist French support. Considers the implications of England's surrender and the meanings of the Revolution's ideals. dramatization of some of the battles of the Revolutionary War Sequel to "The Cause of Liberty" continues the story as John joins the Revolutionary Army while his father struggles on the political front.