This wide-ranging doc features commentary from Hillary Clinton, Mike Pence, and more.
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“The American experiment has been tested quite a lot in 250 years — and we are in one of those moments now.”
A new doc explores how our democracy has been built, challenged, and reimagined.
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The American Experiment
Season 1
FreedomA young George Washington establishes his military bonafides, and the American colonies begin to chafe at new taxes imposed by the British Crown.
Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily ConqueredThomas Jefferson is tapped to draft the Declaration of Independence. Led by Washington, the Continental Army suffers a devastating series of defeats.
The United States Are Not UnitedWith the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the Americans deploy Benjamin Franklin's charms to solicit support from Britain's longtime rival.
We the PeopleThe war is won, but the "perpetual union" is on the verge of collapse. Delegates from each state gather to devise an innovative form of government.
Washington’s WarningGeorge Washington steps into the unknown as the nation's first president. Partisanship dawns with an ideological rift between Jefferson and Hamilton.
Recaps
- This wide-ranging doc features commentary from Hillary Clinton, Mike Pence, and more.
- “The American experiment has been tested quite a lot in 250 years — and we are in one of those moments now.”
- A new doc explores how our democracy has been built, challenged, and reimagined.
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