The shot heard round the world

Series: Johnny Tremain Series

Duration: 0:07:40

Genre: Adaptation | Children's | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Steve Krantz Films: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Identifies the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party as events which led to anti-British sentiment in the colonies. Describes the organization of a militia and records the First Continental Congress voting to boycott English goods. Shows the confrontation at Lexington and Concord, the initial battle in the American Revolution. Adapted from the EBEC filmstrip series "War for Independence.", Recounts how younger members of the Sons of Liberty secured the information about the British plan to march on Concord and records the ensuing battle at Lexington. Relates the formulation of the plan to alert the Minutemen as to the direction of the British advance. Dramatizes the events which led to the colonists' understanding of the meaning of liberty and the rights of man.

Complete Record: , Recounts how younger members of the Sons of Liberty secured the information about the British plan to march on Concord and records the ensuing battle at Lexington. Relates the formulation of the plan to alert the Minutemen as to the direction of the British advance. Dramatizes the events which led to the colonists' understanding of the meaning of liberty and the rights of man., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.