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

S1 E6 • 11/25/1997
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.
Featured Cast

Victor Garber
John Dickinson

Donna Murphy
Abigail Adams

Alex Jennings
King George III

Anthony Heald
Philip Vickers Fithian

Colm Feore
Alexander Hamilton

Peter Donaldson
John Adams

Stephen Lang
George Washington

Jefferson Mays
James Madison

Edward Herrmann
Narrator

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Joseph Plumb Martin

Jane Adams
Sara Scott

Jake Weber
Virginia Officer