Episode
Liberty's Kids: In Praise of Ben
Overview
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 of Ben' Benjamin Franklin. It's about is education, his inventions, and many other things.
Details
- Series
- Liberty's Kids
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2002-11-08
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
In Praise of Ben is Episode 30 in Season 1 of Liberty's Kids. It aired on 2002-11-08. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 29: The Great Galvez
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 ways to give a letter to Galvez, but on the way are Brittish soldiers, will they stop them and find the letter?
Episode 31: Bostonians
James views the acts of the Iroquois and colonists; Sarah reunites with Abigail Adams.
More episodes from this season
Episode 28: Not Yet Begun to Fight
Sara's trip back home to England is delayed because of a ship wreck.
Episode 32: Benedict Arnold
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 find out! In the mean time, in his west point house, Benedict Arnold is bitter about the Congress. Becasue of his bitterenss, he meets up with one of the british officers and tells them of Washington's plans, plans that if the british could get a hold of, would mean the end of liberty. What will Sarah think when she finds out her hero is a traitor?
Episode 27: The New Frontier
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 comes to help and Sarah gets a very wonderful surprise and makes a sad decision. Meanwhile James and every other poor person is having trouble with the rich overcharging them. A man trys to tar and feather a rich Tori, but James disagrees.
Episode 33: Conflict in the South
James and Henri follow General Nathanael Green; Sarah is upset to discover Thomas Jefferson has slaves.
Episode 26: Honor and Compromise
Henri befriends Abraham Nimham; Sarah and Moses watch Congress debate over the Articles of Confederation.
Episode 34: Deborah Samson
Sarah meets Deborah Samson; James and Henri witness arguments between Generals Washington and Rochambeau.
Episode 25: Allies at Last
James learns about religious freedom from Moses Michael Hayes; Sarah and Henri are in occupied Philadelphia.
Episode 35: James Armistead
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 British ask James to spy on the Americans the same way he is spying on them.
Episode 24: Valley Forge
James and Sarah see the hardship that foot soldiers endure during the war; Washington faces betrayal.
Episode 36: Yorktown
Moses' brother fights for the British; Moses joins the American mining corps to search for his brother; battle of Yorktown.