Episodes
The following are the Liberty's Kids episodes, with links to relevant historical articles.
| # | Title | Subjects covered | Plot | Mystery guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Tea Party | Boston Tea Party September 2, 2002 | Sarah arrives in America aboard the Dartmouth, but Moses, James and Henri aren't the only ones who meet the ship. Sam Adams leads a gang of patriots aboard to destroy the tea, and the kids are caught in the middle. (Note: Due to the episode title with the inspired subject, Henri throws the parsley in the water and loudly yells, "No taxation without representation!" at the British Redcoats.) | Samuel Adams |
| 2 | Intolerable Acts | Intolerable Acts September 3, 2002 | James, Sarah, Henri and Moses are stuck in Boston at the home of Phillis Wheatley when Boston is under curfew due to the Acts | Phillis Wheatley |
| 3 | United We Stand | First Continental Congress September 4, 2002 | James covers the First Continental Congress, while Sarah travels to Boston to supply the resistance movement | Abigail Adams |
| 4 | Liberty or Death | Give me Liberty, or give me Death! September 5, 2002 | Having travelled to Virginia to buy a new press, Moses sees his brother Cato about to be sold into slavery, and attempts to stop it, while the kids hear that Patrick Henry is about to rally the southern patriots. | Patrick Henry |
| 5 | Midnight Ride | Midnight Ride of Paul Revere September 6, 2002 | James and Sarah travel to Boston with a message from the Mechanics, reconnoitre with Dr. Warren, and join Paul Revere and William Dawes on their midnight ride | Paul Revere |
| 6 | The Shot Heard Round the World | September 9, 2002 Battles of Lexington and Concord | James and Sarah witness the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where Sarah's cousin Tom is killed | John Parker |
| 7 | Green Mountain Boys | Capture of Fort Ticonderoga September 10, 2002 | James and Sarah meet up with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont, watch them drive away a portly landowner, then stow away with Allen and Benedict Arnold when they capture Fort Ticonderoga | Ethan Allen |
| 8 | Second Continental Congress | The Second Continental Congress September 11, 2002 | A British spy urges James and Henri to find out what's going on in the closed sessions of the Second Continental Congress. Meanwhile, Sarah and Moses schmooze George Washington, a delegate to the Congress and the newly-chosen general of the Continental Army | John Hancock |
| 9 | Bunker Hill | Battle of Bunker Hill September 12, 2002 | James witnesses the Battle of Bunker Hill from the American camp, while Sarah is in the British camp looking for a British soldier who is killed in action | Joseph Warren |
| 10 | Postmaster General Franklin | Benjamin Franklin September 13, 2002 | James and Sarah attempt to deliver mail between Philadelphia and New York, meeting with a committee of correspondence on the way. Meanwhile, Franklin is appointed Postmaster General by the Second Continental Congress | John Adams |
| 11 | Washington Takes Command | Siege of Boston George Washington September 16, 2002 |
The gang winters in Boston, where General Washington takes command and lifts the British occupation of Boston. James joins Henry Knox on his sojourn to Fort Ticonderoga | George Washington |
| 12 | Common Sense | Common Sense September 17, 2002 | Ben's old friend Thomas Paine comes by to ask them to print his book Common Sense, which makes the case for breaking away from Britain. James and Henri are inspired, but Sarah is repulsed by the notion of rebellion and won't even read it. | Thomas Paine |
| 13 | The First Fourth of July | Declaration of Independence September 18, 2002 | James attempts to find out more about the debate over the Declaration; he rounds up delegates from New Jersey and Delaware. Meanwhile, Sarah goes through Thomas Jefferson's trash | Thomas Jefferson |
| 14 | New York, New York | New York and New Jersey campaign September 19, 2002 | Sarah visits Mrs. Radcliffe, a New York Loyalist. Meanwhile, James witness the loss of New York City to the British, and Henri pretends to be an American spy | Betsy Ross |
| 15 | The Turtle | The Turtle September 20, 2002 | Hearing rumors of a sea monster in New York Harbor, the kids investigate and stumble across David Bushnell and his prototype submarine. They also run into Admiral Richard Howe, the commander of the British fleet in New York | David Bushnell |
| 16 | One Life to Lose | Nathan Hale September 23, 2002 | The kids discover that Nathan Hale is a spy, and witness his execution. Meanwhile, James is almost impressed into the British Navy and Franklin attends the Staten Island Peace Conference | Nathan Hale |
| 17 | Captain Molly | Battle of Fort Washington Margaret Corbin |
Sarah encamps with Margaret Corbin at Fort Tryon, while James witnesses the loss of Forts Tryon and Washington to the British | Thomas Jefferson |
| 18 | American Crisis | The American Crisis, New York and New Jersey campaign September 25, 2002 |
James and Sarah witness the terrible conditions of the Continental Army after defeats in New York and New Jersey, and return to Philadelphia to help Thomas Paine publish The American Crisis | Robert Bell |
| 19 | Across the Delaware | Washington's crossing of the Delaware Battle of Trenton September 26, 2002 |
James learns of a plan to attack the British before enlistments run out, then crosses the Delaware with Washington before the Battle of Trenton | John Honeyman |
| 20 | American in Paris | Franklin in France, Forage War September 27, 2002 | Franklin, now ambassador to France, works tirelessly to get military aid from the French foreign minister Vergennes. Meanwhile, James meets up with Capt. Alexander Hamilton on the way to Washington's winter encampment at Morristown, New Jersey, and Sarah contracts smallpox in Boston. TRIVIA: This is the first time Sarah is seen with her hair down. | Alexander Hamilton |
| 21 | Sybil Lundington | Sybil Ludington Battle of Ridgefield September 30, 2002 |
James goes to Connecticut to learn of Colonel Henry Ludington, and instead learns of the exploits of the "female Paul Revere". Meanwhile, Sarah is again with Benedict Arnold, and both witness the destruction of Danbury by the British. | Sybil Ludington |
| 22 | Lafayette Arrives | Marquis de Lafayette Battle of Brandywine October 1, 2002 |
Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia and meets the kids before offering his services to the Continental Congress. He is later wounded at the Battle of Brandywine | Sarah Fulton |
| 23 | The Hessians are Coming | Saratoga Campaign October 2, 2002 | Both James and Sarah witness the Battle of Saratoga, Sarah from her coverage of Benedict Arnold, and James from the vantage point of being tied to a Hessian deserter | Sarah Fulton |
| 24 | Valley Forge | Valley Forge October 3, 2002 | James and Sarah see the hardship that Joseph Plumb Martin and other foot soldiers endure during the war; Washington faces a possible mutiny; von Steuben drills Washington's troops | Baron von Steuben |
| 25 | Allies at Last | Franco-American Alliance Rhode Island Loyalty Oath October 4, 2002 |
Franklin is able to negotiate a treaty of alliance and an audience with King Louis XVI. Meanwhile, James and Moses travel to Newport, Rhode Island and meet with Jewish merchant Moses Michael Hayes, and Sarah and Henri remain in occupied Philadelphia. | Moses Michael Hayes |
| 26 | Honor and Compromise | Articles of Confederation Battle of Monmouth November 4, 2002 |
The Continental Congress in York is divided among factions led by Richard Henry Lee and Samuel Chase. Meanwhile, Washington has to deal with opposition from General Charles Lee with regard to his battle strategy. | Abraham Nenhem |
| 27 | The New Frontier | Cornstalk Fort Wilson riot November 5, 2002 |
In Philadelphia, James encounters mob violence against James Wilson. Meanwhile, Sarah is on the Ohio frontier, where she encounters her father and Shawnee chief Cornstalk. | Cornstalk |
| 28 | Not Yet Begun to Fight | Battle of Flamborough Head November 6, 2002 | Shipwrecked on her way back to England, Sarah is rescued by the Bonhomme Richard, and in the midst of battle, John Paul Jones helps her see that her true loyalty lies with America | John Paul Jones |
| 29 | The Great Galvez | Bernardo de Galvez November 7, 2002 | James is on the frontier, where he meets George Rodgers Clark and Bernando de Galvez, the latter at the Battle of Fort Charlotte. Meanwhile, Sarah is in England. | Bernardo de Galvez |
| 30 | In Praise of Ben | Benjamin Franklin November 8, 2002 | When Sarah arrives back from England, she finds Henri fighting with a young boy. Henri explains that he has done this because the boy was saying bad things about Ben Franklin. The boy says he only said this because that is what his father said. So, Sarah, Moses, and James explain to the boy about Ben Franklin's life and inventions. | Benjamin Franklin |
| 31 | Bostonians | Cherry Valley massacre Adams Family November 11, 2002 |
Sarah again visits the Adams family, when John is drafting the Massachusetts Constitution and preparing for a diplomatic mission to Europe. Meanwhile, James learns the horrors of the war for native Americans from Iroquois chief Joseph Brant | Joseph Brant |
| 32 | Benedict Arnold | Benedict Arnold January 20, 2003 | James is interviewing skinners when they capture British spy Andre, who's carrying blueprints of West Point. Finding out where he got them, James must later comfort Sarah when her friend, General Arnold, is unmasked as a traitor. | Benedict Arnold |
| 33 | Conflict in the South | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War January 21, 2003 | James tags along with General Nathanael Greene on his campaign in the South. Meanwhile, Sarah is horrified that Thomas Jefferson owns slaves | Nathanael Greene |
| 34 | Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution | Deborah Sampson Battle of Rhode Island January 22, 2003 |
Sarah meets Deborah Samson, a female soldier who enlisted under the identity Robert Shurtleff. Meanwhile, General Washington attempts to organize an offensive with General Rochambeau from their base in Rhode Island, and Vergennes attempts to organize a peace conference with the British | Deborah Sampson |
| 35 | James Armistead | James Armistead January 23, 2003 | Encamped with Lafayette's army in Virginia, Henri enlists as a drummer boy and Sarah meets slave and double agent James Armistead. Meanwhile, General Washington prepares for a major offensive against the British | James Armistead |
| 36 | Yorktown | Siege of Yorktown January 24, 2003 | James and Sarah witness the epic battle of Yorktown. Meanwhile, Moses' brother may not get the freedom he was promised, since the British lost. | Charles Cornwallis |
| 37 | Born Free and Equal | Mum Bett March 3, 2003 | Sarah travels to the Berkshires and learns of Mum Bett, a slave who sued for her freedom and won. Meanwhile, King George III is unwilling to admit that England has lost the war. | Mum Bett |
| 38 | The Man Who Wouldn't Be King | Newburgh Conspiracy March 24, 2003 | When interviewing Washington, James learns that officers in the Continental Army want to overthrow the government and install Washington as monarch, something Washington finds abhorrent. The episode ends with Washington going to Annapolis and resigning his commission. | Benjamin West |
| 39 | Going Home | Shays' Rebellion April 2, 2003 | James visits Daniel Shays, who is upset about the conditions Revolutionary War veterans are facing and leads a rebellion to shut the government down. In New York, Sarah again visits her Loyalist friend Mrs. Radcliffe, who ends up moving to Canada with Moses' brother Cato. Meanwhile, James considers buying a newspaper, Henri decides to go to France with Lafayette, and Franklin returns to America with Lady Phillips. | Daniel Shays |
| 40 | We the People | Philadelphia Convention April 3, 2003 | James and Sarah attempt to find out what is going on at the Constitutional Convention, and Moses is upset that the constitution does not abolish slavery. | James Madison |
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