Episode
Liberty's Kids: Postmaster General Franklin
Overview
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 carry important letters to New York. Ben Franklin becomes the colonies' Postmaster General on July 26, 1775.
Details
- Series
- Liberty's Kids
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2002-09-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Postmaster General Franklin is Episode 10 in Season 1 of Liberty's Kids. It aired on 2002-09-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 9: Bunker Hill
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.
Episode 11: Washington Takes Command
Washington puts together the Continental Army. Meanwhile James goes with Henry Knox to get cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.
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Episode 12: Common Sense
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Episode 7: The Green Mountain Boys
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Episode 13: The 1st Fourth of July
Sarah and James meet Thomas Jefferson and witnesses the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Episode 6: The Shot Heard Round the World
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Episode 14: New York, New York
Sarah does a report on the loyalists opinion on the revolution in New York. Meanwhile James escapes to Manhattan with the Continental Army.
Episode 5: The Midnight Ride
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Episode 15: The Turtle
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Episode 4: Liberty or Death!
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