Williamsburg - Story Of A Patriot

Duration: 0:36:00

Genre: Educational

Creator: Paramount Pictures Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows crucial years when colonist's faced issues of taxation without representation; resisting British pressure on a sister colony; meeting force with force, and taking final step of complete independence., Portrays the experience of a fictional, but typical, character, John Frye, a Virginia planter, as he meets and reacts to such influential fellow members of the House of Burgesses as Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Randolph, and others during the controversial times immediately preceeding the Revolution. Shows the inner conflicts that John Frye shares with others who must weigh their American patriotism against their faithfulness to the Crown. Major factors that alienated the colonies from British rule are recounted.

Complete Record: Shows crucial years when colonist's faced issues of taxation without representation; resisting British pressure on a sister colony; meeting force with force, and taking final step of complete independence., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.