Liberty's Kids: Season 1
Episode Guide
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The Boston Tea Party
Sep 2, 2002 · 30 min
At the direction of Benjamin Franklin, Moses, James and Henri travel to Boston in search of Sarah, who has arrived from England on a tea-laden ship. When they get to the Harbor, th
The Intolerable Acts
Sep 3, 2002 · 30 min
Moses, James, Sarah and Henri hide at poet Phillis Wheatley's house in Boston, where some of His Majesty's soldiers are being quartered. Hearing Phillis Wheatley's story, Sarah is
United We Stand
Sep 4, 2002 · 30 min
Moses lets James report on Congress and after a British sailor is ""tarred and feathered,"" James learns about the ugliness of mob rule, when emotions get in the way of compassion.
Liberty or Death!
Sep 5, 2002 · 30 min
James, Sarah, Henri and Moses travel to Virginia, where they witness Patrick Henry's speech. Moses is shocked to find his brother Cato on the slave auction block and risks his own
The Midnight Ride
Sep 6, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah and James travel to Boston to deliver a message to Patriot leader Dr. Joseph Warren and end up riding with the famous messengers so that they can write about it for the paper
The Shot Heard Round the World
Sep 9, 2002 · 30 min
James, reporting on the Minutemen, and Sarah, falling in with the British forces, report from both sides on the ""shot heard ‘round the world"" at Lexington. They each leave the
The Green Mountain Boys
Sep 10, 2002 · 30 min
James heads to the Grants to cover the story of the settlers' struggle; Sarah goes hoping to find a place in the Green Mountains for her family to settle, and Henri wants to find m
The Second Continental Congress
Sep 11, 2002 · 30 min
Desperate for information on what Congress is doing behind the closed doors of the statehouse, James unknowingly befriends a British spy. Sarah and Moses meet George Washington and
Bunker Hill
Sep 12, 2002 · 30 min
James witnesses the Battle of Bunker Hill from the American side, while Sarah interviews one of the British officers, and Henri acts as a messenger.
Postmaster General Franklin
Sep 13, 2002 · 30 min
When the Philadelphia patriots find out that some of their mail isn't being delivered to the right people by the British-controlled postal service, James and Sarah volunteer to car
Washington Takes Command
Sep 16, 2002 · 30 min
Washington puts together the Continental Army. Meanwhile James goes with Henry Knox to get cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.
Common Sense
Sep 17, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah, James and Henri meets Thomas Paine and they hear his beliefs on the common man and independence.
The 1st Fourth of July
Sep 18, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah and James meet Thomas Jefferson and witnesses the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
New York, New York
Sep 19, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah does a report on the loyalists opinion on the revolution in New York. Meanwhile James escapes to Manhattan with the Continental Army.
The Turtle
Sep 20, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah, Henri and James reports on a sea monster in the New York harbor, then they meet the submarine inventor David Bushnell.
One Life to Lose
Sep 23, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah and James witnesses Nathan Hale's commitment to independence.
Captain Molly
Sep 24, 2002 · 30 min
With General Washington losing battle after battle, James' confidence wavers. He and Sarah go to Washington's camp to report from the front lines. However, because she is a girl, S
American Crisis
Sep 25, 2002 · 30 min
The gang meets back up with Thomas Paine. Meanwhile, George Washington is under pressure to win his battle.
Across the Delaware
Sep 26, 2002 · 30 min
James learns more about the captured British spy.
An American in Paris
Sep 27, 2002 · 30 min
While visiting Abigail Adams, Sarah gets exposed to smallpox. Meanwhile Alexander Hamilton joins George Washington in the battle.
Sybil Ludington
Sep 30, 2002 · 30 min
James learns from the courageuos Sybil Ludington that the thought of independence not only lies in the hearts of soldiers and determined young men, but also in the hearts of determ
The Hessians Are Coming
Oct 2, 2002 · 30 min
James is found by the British and is tied to a Hessian.
Valley Forge
Oct 3, 2002 · 30 min
James and Sarah see the hardship that foot soldiers endure during the war; Washington faces betrayal.
Allies at Last
Oct 4, 2002 · 30 min
James learns about religious freedom from Moses Michael Hayes; Sarah and Henri are in occupied Philadelphia.
Honor and Compromise
Nov 4, 2002 · 30 min
Henri befriends Abraham Nimham; Sarah and Moses watch Congress debate over the Articles of Confederation.
The New Frontier
Nov 5, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah decides to go off into the wild Ohio Fronteir to find her father, while there she's found by some friendly Indians who wish to help her. An English friend of the Indians come
Not Yet Begun to Fight
Nov 6, 2002 · 30 min
Sara's trip back home to England is delayed because of a ship wreck.
The Great Galvez
Nov 7, 2002 · 30 min
Sarah is in London with her mother and is having doubts about belonging there. In the end, she finally decides she is an American. Meanwhile James and Henri are traveling a long
In Praise of Ben
Nov 8, 2002 · 30 min
The title kinda gives it away, the episode begins with Sarah coming 'home' to Philidelphia, she's greeted by Moses, and eventually, a slightly bitter James. The rest is 'in praise
Bostonians
Nov 11, 2002 · 30 min
James views the acts of the Iroquois and colonists; Sarah reunites with Abigail Adams.
Benedict Arnold
Jan 20, 2003 · 30 min
According to James' theory, there are British spies that are close to General Washington, how else could you explain all the conterattacks by the british? James is on a mission to
Conflict in the South
Jan 21, 2003 · 30 min
James and Henri follow General Nathanael Green; Sarah is upset to discover Thomas Jefferson has slaves.
Deborah Samson
Jan 22, 2003 · 30 min
Sarah meets Deborah Samson; James and Henri witness arguments between Generals Washington and Rochambeau.
James Armistead
Jan 23, 2003 · 30 min
The Americans send out James Armistead, a slave, to spy on the British by pretending to be Benedict Arnold's slave. He finds out that Cato, Moses' brother is a British slave. The
Yorktown
Mar 31, 2003 · 30 min
Moses' brother fights for the British; Moses joins the American mining corps to search for his brother; battle of Yorktown.
Born Free and Equal
Apr 1, 2003 · 30 min
Sarah, staying with Abigail Adams in Boston, is thrilled to see Mum Bett freed and resolves to fight for civil rights. In France, Ben Franklin hopes that news of Yorktown will conv
The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Apr 2, 2003 · 30 min
The Americans want George Washington to be king of the United States, but he refuses.
Going Home
Apr 3, 2003 · 30 min
James interviews former U.S. soldiers to find out what it's like for them, and learns that farmers are having trouble paying off taxes since all their food went towards feeding sol
We the People
Apr 4, 2003 · 30 min
Moses resolves to open a school for free black children; Sarah reunites with her parents. The Constitution is written.