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? In its nearlyfour months in session the constitutional convention reinventsthe American...

� In its nearly
four months in session the constitutional convention reinvents
the American government, writing a new constitution
that paves the way for Washington to be elected
its first chief executive. ‐ The Jeffersons, the Madisons,
and all the others, assembled in
Independence Hall in 1787. And they all looked to him
because he was a war hero

Full Transcript

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‐ In its nearly four months in session
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the constitutional convention
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reinvents the American government,
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writing a new constitution that paves the way
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for Washington to be elected its first chief executive.
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‐ The Jeffersons, the Madisons, and all the others,
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assembled in Independence Hall in 1787.
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And they all looked to him because he was a war hero.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:33
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E01 ‐ So what's happening is that the British frontier - Washington 00:07
‐ So what's happening is that the British frontier
S01 • E03 ‐ It was understood without anybody having to say anything - Washington 00:08
‐ It was understood without anybody having to say anything
S01 • E01 ‐ There's a huge highway into the heart of settlement. - Washington 00:05
‐ There's a huge highway into the heart of settlement....
S01 • E03 It's one of the reasons that, in the Constitution, - Washington 00:05
It's one of the reasons that, in the Constitution,
S01 • E01 That road that's built to attack Fort Duquesne - Washington 00:05
That road that's built to attack Fort Duquesne
S01 • E03 They just looked over at Washington, said, - Washington 00:09
They just looked over at Washington, said,
S01 • E01 There's no troops there, and so they're unable, - Washington 00:07
There's no troops there, and so they're unable,
S01 • E03 He is a celebrity in his own country - Washington 00:06
He is a celebrity in his own country
S01 • E01 ‐ [ whooping ] - Washington 00:06
‐ [ whooping ]
S01 • E02 ‐ To rally his man for the treacherous crossing, - Washington 00:15
‐ To rally his man for the treacherous crossing,
S01 • E01 And that's what Washington has to deal with. - Washington 00:04
And that's what Washington has to deal with.
S01 • E01 ‐ There is no order, - Washington 00:08
‐ There is no order,
S01 • E03 [crowd cheering] - Washington 00:04
[crowd cheering]
S01 • E02 ‐ "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot - Washington 00:09
‐ "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot
S01 • E01 ‐ Washington's been lured back to the frontier - Washington 00:09
‐ Washington's been lured back to the frontier
S01 • E03 ‐ George Washington spent decades of his life - Washington 00:47
‐ George Washington spent decades of his life
S01 • E02 "But he that stands it now - Washington 00:14
"But he that stands it now
S01 • E01 He's tasked with protecting more than 300 miles - Washington 00:14
He's tasked with protecting more than 300 miles
S01 • E02 He was secure enough to know that Thomas Paine - Washington 00:09
He was secure enough to know that Thomas Paine
S01 • E02 Paine will get 'em so fired up, - Washington 00:04
Paine will get 'em so fired up,