♪ I SEE A LAND ♪ ♪ WITH LIBERTY FOR ALL ♪ ♪ YET STILL I KNOW ♪ ♪ THE TRUTH
WILL RISE AND FALL ♪ ♪ OH, YEAH-EE-AH ♪ ♪ THAT'S JUST
THE WAY IT GOES ♪ ♪ A WORD NOW TO THE WISE ♪ ♪ THE WORLD WAS MADE
TO CHANGE ♪ ♪ EACH DAY IS A SURPRISE ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE
THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'M SEARCHIN' FOR
A HERO TO IDOLIZE ♪ ♪ FEELIN' THE PAIN
AS INNOCENCE DIES ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'LL TAKE MY HEART
INTO BATTLE ♪ ♪ GIVE THAT FREEDOM BELL
A RATTLE ♪ ♪ GET MY INDEPENDENCE
SIGNED ♪ ♪ DECLARE FOR IT
ON THE DOTTED LINE ♪ ♪ LET PHILADELPHIA
FREEDOM RING ♪ ♪ AND PATRIOTIC VOICES SING ♪ ♪ RED, WHITE, AND BLUE,
NEVER GIVE UP ♪ ♪ YOU REPRESENT
AMERICA ♪ ♪ HOPIN' AND PRAYIN'
FOR A BRIGHTER DAY ♪ ♪ I LISTEN TO MY HEART,
AND I OBEY ♪ ♪ HOW CAN I SEE IT
ANY OTHER WAY? ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
DIC ENTERTAINMENT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION Narrator: HERE ARE SOME
EXCITING SCENES FROM TODAY'S EPISODE
OF<i> LIBERTY'S KIDS...</i> Ethan Allen: IT'S
NEVER BEEN CLEARER TO ME
THAN RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE GOT TO SEPARATE
FROM ENGLAND. AT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD,
THE BRITISH FIRED ON AMERICANS. IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO GET
AS GOOD AS THEY GIVE. IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST
AMERICAN ATTACK ON THE REDCOATS. UNH. AW... MOSES, I'M A JOURNALIST,
NOT A WORKMAN. YOU'RE WHATEVER
I NEED YOU TO BE IN ORDER TO GET<i> THE GAZETTE</i>
TO THE PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA. YES, JAMES. BE A PROPER PATRIOT
AND STOP COMPLAINING. MAIL'S HERE. HEY! OH, PLEASE. IS THERE
ANYTHING ADDRESSED TO
MISS SARAH PHILLIPS? OR MONSIEUR
HENRI LEFEBVRE? I AM EXPECTING A LARGE
SHIPMENT OF GOLD DOUBLOONS FROM OFF THE COAST
OF VIRGINIA. A SMALL SHIPMENT? AH, PERHAPS SOME NEWS
FROM THE CONTINENT. HERE. OVER HERE. OVER HERE. THANK YOU, MY BOY. "FRANKLIN, FRANKLIN,
FRANKLIN." AND THERE'S NO WORD
FROM MY FATHER. I'M AFRAID
LETTERS FROM OHIO ARE FEW AND FAR
BETWEEN, SARAH. THIS SEPARATION
CANNOT CONTINUE. I WILL MAKE A HOME
WITH HIM IN THE COLONIES. I VOW IT. NOTHING FOR ME, NEITHER? NOTHING FOR YOU,<i> EITHER.</i> HOWEVER, I DID RECEIVE THESE
OUT-OF-TOWN NEWSPAPERS. FINALLY. MY DOUBLOONS? PERHAPS THE NEXT MAIL. James: LOOK AT THIS! FORCED FROM
THEIR HOMES? WHERE? THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
GRANTS. WHERE'S THAT? UP BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND CANADA. BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. THEY
CALL THE HILLS UP THERE THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. FINE LOGGING
IN THE GRANTS. FINE MAPLE SYRUP, TOO. MAPLE SYRUP? LISTEN--"EJECTMENT
COMING THICK AND FASTER. "WOMEN SOBBING
AND LAMENTING, "CHILDREN CRYING AND MEN
PIERCED TO THE HEART "WITH SORROW AND INDIGNATION AT THE APPROACHING TYRANNY." NOW, THAT'S
NEWSPAPER WRITING. IT'S BY SOMEONE
NAMED ETHAN ALLEN. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE
MR. ALLEN IS HYPERBOLIZING IN AN EFFORT TO INFLAME
THE EMOTIONS OF POTENTIAL TRAITORS
TO THE CROWN. WHAT DID SHE SAY? SHE SAID, UH... SOMETHING I WOULDN'T
LOWER MYSELF BY REPEATING. SHE SAID, HENRI, THAT THIS MAN ALLEN
IS A LIAR. HE SOUNDS TO ME
LIKE A PATRIOT. HE SOUNDS TO ME
LIKE A LOUDMOUTH. AS DOES SOMEONE ELSE
I KNOW. JAMES, SARAH, ALLEN MIGHT BE
EXAGGERATING, BUT HE'S NOT LYING. ALLOWING PEOPLE'S LAND TO BE
TAKEN OUT FROM UNDER THEM-- THE REDCOATS AREN'T USING
MUSKETS THIS TIME. BUT THEY'RE FIRING A BROADSIDE
AT US NONETHELESS. I'VE BEEN WONDERING WHERE THE NEXT HOSTILITIES
WITH THE CROWN MIGHT TAKE PLACE. THIS COULD BE OUR ANSWER. YOU HAVE AS
MUCH CHANCE OF FILING
A BETTER STORY THAN ME AS A MAN HAS
OF WALKING ON THE MOON. YOU'RE RATHER
SURE OF YOURSELF FOR SOMEONE
WITH A CHUNK OF VENISON STUCK BETWEEN HIS TEETH. WHERE? OH, GOT IT. THANKS. LOOK OUT! WHOA! All: WHOA! [THUD] OH, THAT WAS SCARY. CAN WE DO IT AGAIN? THIS WOULD BE
AN ABSOLUTELY
LOVELY PLACE FOR MY FAMILY
TO MAKE A HOME. THIEVES. LET ME
DO THE TALKING. I DO NOT NEED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF ME,
THANK YOU. I WILL TALK...
WITH THESE. AFTERNOON, YOUNGSTERS. CAN WE SEARCH 'EM NOW, TOM? CAN WE SEARCH 'EM? THAT WON'T
BE NECESSARY, LUKE. OUR FRIENDS HERE
WILL BE HAPPY TO SHOW US ANYTHING INTERESTING THEY MIGHT BE CARRYING
ABOUT THEIR PERSONS, WON'T YOU, KIDS? A WAYS BACK, WE PASSED A GUY
WHO LOOKED REAL RICH. YOU CAN PROBABLY CATCH HIM
IF YOU HURRY. COME ON, TOM.
LET'S GO GET HIM. YOU'RE A CLEVER PUP,
AIN'T YA? NOW TELL OLD TOM
WHAT YOU'RE REALLY DOING UP IN THESE PARTS. GULP. I AM A JOURNALIST
AND DEMAND SAFE PASSAGE IN THE NAME
OF KING GEORGE III. I DEMAND TO MEET
YOUR LEADER. [LAUGHTER] AND I DEMAND
TO MEET YOUR COOK. [LAUGHTER CONTINUES] YOU BOYS TRAP GAME
IN THE WOODS AND DON'T INVITE ME
TO THE FEAST. MAY I ASSUME THAT
YOU'RE THE LEADER OF THIS VILE BAND OF
KIDNAPPERS AND THIEVES? SOME OF THE BOYS
MIGHT TAKE OFFENSE AT YOUR CHARACTERIZATION. YES, I'M THEIR LEADER. MY NAME'S ETHAN ALLEN. ETHAN ALLEN? ETHAN ALLEN? ALL I DID WAS ASK YOU WHERE THE FINEST LAND IS
TO BE FOUND IN THE GRANTS. YOU TORIES COME HERE
AND EXPECT US TO JUST HAND OVER
OUR LAND AND PROPERTY? ARE YA MAD OR STUPID
OR YOU JUST A THIEF? I CAN ANSWER THAT. UNH. YOU CALL ME A THIEF? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAD ME
BOUND AND GAGGED AND DRAGGED HERE
AGAINST MY WILL. MY MEN WERE DOING THEIR DUTY. AND, ANYWAY, YOU'RE FREE NOW,
AREN'T YA? IF YOU WON'T
SHOW ME THE LAND, I'LL GO SEE IT MYSELF. YOU'LL DO NOTHING OF THE KIND,
MY LITTLE REDCOAT. YUM. MAPLE SYRUP. NO MORE WILL YOU
STEAL OUR HOMES OUT FROM UNDER
OUR VERY FEET. AND, SAD TO SAY, NO MORE CAN WE FIGHT
YOUR TYRANNY PEACEABLY. SO OFTEN HAVE THE PLEAS
AND ARGUMENTS OF OUR LAWFUL COMMITTEES
BEEN IGNORED BY YOUR KING. AAH! PBBBTT! ETHAN, ON OUR WAY HERE, WE SAW A MAN
RIDING A GILDED CHARIOT. PENDRAKE'S BACK.
TOM BUELL, BOYS! PENDRAKE'S BACK. PENDRAKE?
YOU SURE? OUR YOUNG SCOUT,
MR. HILLER, SAW IT. MISS PHILLIPS, IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU'LL GET TO SEE A FINE GRANTS HOME
AFTER ALL. PENDRAKE! YOU WILL LEAVE MY PROPERTY
IMMEDIATELY. WE CANNOT LEAVE
YOUR PROPERTY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
ON YOUR PROPERTY. YOU, ARTHUR PENDRAKE, ARE A SNAKE
INFESTING OUR EDEN. WE ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
PEACEABLY. IN THE NAME OF
THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
AND THE KING OF ENGLAND, I WILL NOT BUDGE, SIR. WHAT WILL HE DO? BETTER GET DOWN. Allen: TAKE HIM, BOYS! [YELLING] ANYONE ELSE IN THE HOUSE? NO, ETHAN. SET THE HORSE FREE. HYAH! GIT. THIS ISN'T RIGHT.
IT ISN'T FAIR. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE,
LITTLE REDCOAT. YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN
SOMETHING ABOUT FAIRNESS. ARTHUR PENDRAKE, WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE
NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS, HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER
A BURNT SACRIFICE TO THE GODS
OF THE WORLD. TIME TO BURN
THE HOUSE. THIS IS BARBARIC. IF YOU'RE INTENT ON DRIVING
THIS GOOD MAN OUT, WHY DON'T YOU SIMPLY
LET THE EARLIER OCCUPANT MOVE BACK IN? LET'S ASK
THE EARLIER OCCUPANT. TOM? IF I DID THAT, THEY'D JUST THROW ME
AND MY FAMILY OUT AGAIN. THAT THIEF'D BE BACK, RIGHT BACK INSIDE
A HOUSE I BUILT FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. MAYBE THIS'LL SHOW 'EM
WE MEAN BUSINESS. ETHAN, GIMME THE TORCH. SORRY, TOM. SO AM I. I BUILT THIS HOUSE
FOR FREEDOM. NOW I BURN IT FOR FREEDOM. GO YOUR WAY NOW. TO THE DEVIL WITH YOUR
GOVERNOR, LAWS, KING, COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY. AAH! PEOPLE HAVE 3 INALIENABLE
RIGHTS, JAMES. RIGHTS THAT
THEY CANNOT BE DENIED. AND THOSE ARE THE RIGHTS
TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY. IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS
TO PROTECT THOSE RIGHTS, IT'S THE PEOPLE'S
RIGHT TO REVOLT AND FORM
A NEW GOVERNMENT. IT'S NEVER BEEN CLEARER
TO ME THAN RIGHT NOW. THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. WE HAVE GOT TO SEPARATE
FROM ENGLAND. AT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, THE BRITISH FIRED ON AMERICANS. IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO GET
AS GOOD AS THEY GIVE. IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST
AMERICAN ATTACK ON THE REDCOATS! FINALLY. YOU WOULDN'T DARE. NO MORE BURNING HOUSES. NO MORE ARTHUR PENDRAKES. THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS ARE
GONNA TAKE FORT TICONDEROGA IN NEW YORK. UNH, UNH. IF THEY WON'T GIVE ME
MAPLE SYRUP, I WILL GET MY OWN. UNH! <i> SACRE BLEU!</i> [HORSE WHINNIES] A REDCOAT. VIOLENCE, COLONEL ALLEN,
IS NEVER JUSTIFIED. "IT'S THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT
TO REVOLT." JUST WHERE DID YOU GET
YOUR OUTRAGEOUS EXCUSE FOR A POLITICAL
PHILOSOPHY, ANYWAY? WELL, LET ME THINK... AH! I REMEMBER NOW. THAT'S RIGHT, MR. JOHN LOCKE
FROM PENSFORD, ENGLAND. OOPS. [WHINNIES] AM I ADDRESSING
COLONEL ALLEN? YOU ARE. I AM COLONEL
BENEDICT ARNOLD. COLONEL, I HAVE BEEN
COMMISSIONED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS
COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TO RAISE A REGIMENT,
WHICH I HAVE DONE, TO ATTACK FORT TICONDEROGA. TO THAT END, I HEREBY ORDER YOU
TO TURN OVER TO ME COMPLETE AND UTTER COMMAND
OF THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS. WELL, COLONEL, WITH ALL THE RESPECT
DUE A MAN OF YOUR HIGH RANK
AND OBVIOUS IMPORTANCE, I FORMED THIS BATTALION,
THESE ARE MY MEN, AND I'LL BE DARNED
IF SOME LITTLE RED PEACOCK IS GONNA STRUT IN HERE
AND START GIVING 'EM ORDERS. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST, COLONEL.
THIS IS AN ORDER. IF YOU WILL NOT OBEY IT,
I WILL FORCE YOU TO OBEY IT. YOU AND EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF YOUR SO-CALLED SOLDIERS. HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT, GO BACK TO YOUR
COMMITTEE OF SAFETY? THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
ARE SERVING UNDER ETHAN ALLEN, OR THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
ARE GOING HOME. [CHEERING] CAPTAIN, THIS ATTACK
IS TOO IMPORTANT TO JEOPARDIZE BY SNIPING
BETWEEN FELLOW PATRIOTS. SO I'LL MAKE YOU
A DEAL-- I'LL LET YOU SHARE
COMMAND OF THE BOYS HERE AND RIDE WITH ME
IN FRONT OF 'EM IF YOU AGREE NOT TO CAUSE
ANY TROUBLE FOR US BACK IN MASSACHUSETTS. BUT REMEMBER-- NO ONE GIVE ORDERS
TO THESE MEN BUT ME. EVER! WE AGREED? HE'LL NEVER DO IT. HE MUST DO IT. AGREED. COLONEL ALLEN, A REDCOAT
RIDING THIS WAY ON A WHITE HORSE
WITH A BRIGHT-RED JACKET. HE WAS A SHRIMP,
BUT HE--AHH... DID YOU SPOT
THE BRITISH SOLDIER,
TOO, MONSIEUR? I DECIDED TO ATTACK
FORT TICONDEROGA FOR 2 REASONS-- FIRST, ITS CANNON. IF WE CAN CAPTURE
THE BRITISH CANNON, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT
TO YOU, MISS, WE CAN TRANSPORT THEM
TO BOSTON... AND SEND THOSE REDCOATS
HALFWAY BACK TO ENGLAND WITH THEIR OWN ARTILLERY. SECOND, IF WE CONTROL
TICONDEROGA, WE CONTROL
THE MAIN WATERWAY INTO
THE COLONIES FROM CANADA... AND THEN, MY BOY, NOTHING GOES ON, IN,
OR OUT OF THAT WATER UNLESS WE AMERICANS
SAY IT DOES. NOW, OUR SPIES TELL US
THERE ARE ONLY 50 OR SO BRITISH SOLDIERS
DEFENDING THE FORT. BUT WE'RE EXPECTING
A HECK OF A FIGHT, ANYWAY. AND LET ME SAY ONE THING TO THE
GOOD PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA-- BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THERE AIN'T ONE
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH WHO AIN'T PREPARED
TO MEET HIS MAKER UP THERE IN THAT FORT... BECAUSE, MISS PHILLIPS, EVERY MAN HERE,
NO MATTER HOW UNCOUTH, HOW ROUGH, HOW RUDE, IS PROFOUNDLY COMMITTED TO FIGHTING FOR
AMERICA'S FREEDOM TO THE LAST BEAT
OF HIS HEART. COLONEL ARNOLD, I WONDER IF I MIGHT
ASK YOU A FAVOR. YES, MISS PHILLIPS? COLONEL, I REQUEST
PERMISSION TO JOIN YOU AND
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS IN YOUR ATTACK
ON FORT TICONDEROGA. MIGHT I BE PERMITTED
TO ACCOMPANY YOU ON YOUR ATTACK? HMM, I'M AFRAID THAT'S
OUT OF THE QUESTION. SON, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
IS HIGHLY IRREGULAR. SIR, WITH RESPECT, THE PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA
NEED TO KNOW THE STORY OF THE COLONIES'
FIRST ATTACK ON THE CROWN. SIR, THE PEOPLE
OF PHILADELPHIA NEED TO KNOW THE STORY
OF AMERICA'S FIRST ATTACK ON THE TYRANNOUS MULLIONS
OF KING GEORGE III. THAT'S<i> MINIONS.</i> WELL, I SUPPOSE, IN THEIR WAY, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS ARE HIGHLY IRREGULAR, TOO. YOU'LL STAY AS MUCH
OUT OF HARM'S WAY AS POSSIBLE. YES, SIR. I DON'T DOUBT THAT
THE PENNSYLVANIANS NEED NEWS OF OUR ATTACK,
MISS PHILLIPS. BUT I'M AFRAID THEY'LL
HAVE TO GET IT FROM SOMEONE LESS QUALIFIED
THAN YOURSELF. I SIMPLY CANNOT PERMIT A PROPER YOUNG LADY TO ACCOMPANY TROOPS
INTO COMBAT. OW! SHH. WHAT? YOU DIDN'T REALLY THINK
YOU'D BE THE ONLY ONE GETTING THIS STORY,
DID YOU? SHH! [SNAP] WHAT? UNH... MISFIRE. [TROOPS YELLING] MERCY, SIR. MERCY! TAKE ME TO YOUR
COMMANDING OFFICER. NOW! ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. IN THE NAME OF GOD AND
THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, I DEMAND THAT YOU
SURRENDER THIS FORT. AHH... AHH... COME ON OUT, YOU OLD RAT! MY SWORD, SIR. [CHEERING] YAY! TAKE PRISONERS. GATHER ALL WEAPONS,
ARTILLERY, AND AMMUNITION. THAT'S AN ORDER. WELL, GO ON, BOYS. AND FIND THE REST
OF THESE REDCOATS. GATHER THE ARTILLERY. COLLECT THE CANNONBALLS
AND MUSKET SHOT OUTSIDE. AN INCH TO THE LEFT, AND YOU'D BE HEADING FOR
A COURT-MARTIAL IN BOSTON. OH, SO SORRY,
SIR. I NOTICE YOU GOT YOUR STORY
AFTER ALL, MISS PHILLIPS. I DO HOPE
WE MEET AGAIN UNDER MORE
FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. I BELIEVE YOU WOULD
LIKE MY FATHER. MAJOR PHILLIPS, RETIRED. I UNDERSTAND HE WAS
A FINE SOLDIER. PLEASE SEND HIM
MY BEST REGARDS. I SHALL DO SO, COLONEL. I HAD DREAMED THAT
HE MIGHT JOIN ME IN
THE GRANTS SOMEDAY, BUT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS ARE NO PLACE FOR OUR FAMILY
TO MAKE A HOME. WE'LL EAT HEARTILY
TONIGHT. LOOK AT ALL THIS FOOD. UNH. MMM-MMM. NO WONDER THE REDCOATS
DIDN'T FIGHT US. THEY WERE TOO FAT AND HAPPY
FROM ALL THIS JERKY. ALL THIS WITHOUT
FIRING A SHOT. WE'RE GONNA WHIP THOSE
REDCOATS IN NO TIME. DON'T GET COCKY, SON. WE'VE A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE WE WIN OUR FREEDOM. HOLD ON THERE, EDWARD. WASN'T THAT
LITTLE FRENCH WEASEL TRYING TO DRUM UP
SOME OF THIS STUFF BACK
IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS? DR. FRANKLIN'LL PUT MY STORY
ON THE FRONT PAGE. HE'LL PUT MINE
ON THE FRONT PAGE. DR. FRANKLIN IS MANY THINGS, BUT HE IS NOT INSANE. Moses: PAPER'S READY. Both: WHO GOT
THE FRONT PAGE? YOU BOTH DID. I NEVER THANKED YOU FOR NOT GIVING ME AWAY
ON THE BOAT THAT NIGHT. I HAD TO LET YOU
WRITE THAT STORY. HOW ELSE COULD I HAVE PROVED
THAT MINE WAS SUPERIOR? SPELL "SUPERIOR." UH...GEE, THESE
FLAPJACKS LOOK GOOD. OH, I IMAGINE THEY ARE. ♪ LOOKIN' AT LIFE
THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'M SEARCHIN' FOR
A HERO TO IDOLIZE ♪ ♪ FEELIN' THE PAIN
AS INNOCENCE DIES ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'LL TAKE MY HEART
INTO BATTLE ♪ ♪ GIVE THAT FREEDOM BELL
A RATTLE ♪ ♪ GET MY INDEPENDENCE
SIGNED ♪ ♪ DECLARE FOR IT
ON THE DOTTED LINE ♪ ♪ RED, WHITE, AND BLUE,
NEVER GIVE UP ♪ ♪ YOU REPRESENT
AMERICA ♪
