Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.
William Daniels
John Adams
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
Donald Madden
John Dickinson (PA)
John Cullum
Edward Rutledge (SC)
David Ford
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Ron Holgate
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
