Feb 28 2009
1776
1776 Was a Movie made in 1972 to depict the days leading up to the historical day where the United States declared there independence from Britan. In the movie John Adams who is played by William Daniels (Mr. FEENY from Boy Meets World) is a member of the first contental congress. Him along with notable historic figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock are portrayed quite well in this classic story. The New Englanders were getting hit by Englands taxes and unfair laws so they started a movement to break away from England. They needed all of the Thireteen Colonies to agree and it took them a while to persuade everyone. John Adams was percived as an arrogant ass, While Ben Franklin portrayed as a wise old man. I remember watching this movie for the first time in elementry school fifth grade in Mr. Reillys class. I was intrigued then and when I saw it on AMC last night I knew what my topic today was gonna be. The way the colonies felt about alll the unfair treatment they were getting from the british is a lot like tribes and groups in the middle east feel today. They wanna establish thier own way of life and feel free to belive what they want and to be proud of themselves. The story of 1776 will forever live on in textbooks and on sites like wikepedia. but everyday there is a new story like that ready to make the headlines til next time
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