Bibliograph

A new nation (1776-1815), director, Henry Nevison ; producer, Dana Palermo ; script writers, Marianne Connor with Charles Hardy and Art Levy ; Schlessinger Media ; InVision Communications

Type

Label

A new nation (1776-1815), director, Henry Nevison ; producer, Dana Palermo ; script writers, Marianne Connor with Charles Hardy and Art Levy ; Schlessinger Media ; InVision Communications

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Designed for grades 5-12

Main title

A new nation (1776-1815)

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

70115497

Responsibility statement

director, Henry Nevison ; producer, Dana Palermo ; script writers, Marianne Connor with Charles Hardy and Art Levy ; Schlessinger Media ; InVision Communications

Runtime

Series statement

United States history collection. Origins to 2000, vol. 5

Summary

The United States was a fledgling country inventing a new kind of government as it formed the Continental Congress, and ratified the Articles of Confederation and the Northwest Ordinance. This program covers Shay's Rebellion, the Constitutional Convention, the Ratification Debates, the creation of the Bill of Rights, political factions and the two-party system, the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Marshall Court

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Birth of a new government -- To be a Republican -- Shays' Rebellion -- The Constitutional Convention -- Am I not a man and a brother? -- We the people -- The promise of freedom -- Divisions within the government -- Liberty, fraternity, equality! -- The many or the few? -- The Revolution of 1800 -- The Marshall court

Target audience

pre adolescent

Technique

live action

Classification