Song Of Molasses

Series: Decades of Decision - the American Revolution Series

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1975

Creator: Natl Geographic Society

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Song of Molasses From the series Decades of Decision - the American Revolution Series Distributed by NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 17TH AND M STS, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20036 Produced by NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 17TH AND M STS, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20036 Year published 1975 Grade Level: I J H Distributed on media: 1 film reel (23 min.), 16 mm.; 1 videocassette (23 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (23 min.), 3/4 in. Color?Color Length: 23 MIN Library of Congress Registration 80-706346 Description: Presents a re-creation of some of the personal issues and decisions that American colonists were forced to confront as their concerns increasingly diverged from the interests of England. Focuses on Job Smith, a ship's captain and distillery owner, who becomes caught in thmiddle of the new, rigid enforcement of the molasses tax. Topics: American-Colonies; U-S-History-Revolutionary-Period-To-1783; United-States-History-Revolution,-1775-1783-Finance,-commerce,-confiscations,-etc; United-States-History-Revolution,-1775-1783-Causes