Scenes From American History, No. 2- To Freedom, 1953
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Channel: US National Archives · 2010 · Education
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: FOOTAGE SUPPLIED BY THE AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY, CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS, AND ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE GREAT EVENTS OF U.S. HISTORY. REVIEWS THE EARLY SETTLEMENT PERIOD. SHOWS AN EPISODE OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR AGAINST THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THIS STRUGGLE. POSSESSING TRADITIONS OF POLITICAL AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICAL SELF- GOVERNMENT, THE COLONIES GROW RESTIVE UNDER RESTRICTIONS AND TAXATION IMPOSED BY THE BRITISH CROWN.
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DATES: (1982 - 10/01/1999 )
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SPECIFIC REC. TYPE: video recordings
SUBJECTS
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
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