Liberty! Episode 1: "The Reluctant Revolutionaries" 1763-1774

[Music] liberty on kcet is made possible by our members and the following foothill capital corporation one of america's leading asset-based lenders providing financing to companies across the united states and canada foothill capital corporation a nor west company [Music] the democracy project coming up on liberty the taxes and duties imposed on us by parliament

must be instantly opposed england stirs emotion in her colonies i do not however want to drive them to despair only to submission and america stirs up boston harbor our cause is righteous but i see our generation and perhaps our whole land drowned in blood liberty the american revolution is brought to you by nor west

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davis foundations the eberly foundation the corporation for public broadcasting and by annual financial support from viewers like you [Music] hello i'm forrest sawyer welcome to our series liberty we live in a time of fast breaking news which seems very far from the 18th century world the subject of this series yet if you

pick up a newspaper on any given day you'll see items very familiar to the people who launched this country issues like taxes freedom of speech and the big theme that runs through this entire series power the power that government has over our lives this series covers a span of 25 extraordinary years a period when americans transform