Washington Crossing the Delaware

1776

We are currently watching the movie 1776, a musical about the Second Continental Congress and the debate on idependence. I was able to find video on the web of some of my favorite scenes. Below is one of the first scenes in the movie, it shows how many of the other delegates did not care much for John Adams. They disliked him for his ego, and the way that he always voiced his opinions so strongly. Because of this, Adams had a hard time getting Congress to even talk about the issue of independence from Great Britain , until it was proposed by a more well-liked delegate.



"The Egg" is probably my favorite song from the movie. As the rough draft of Declaration of Independence is being read in Congress, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin discuss what they think should be the symbol of the new nation being created. An interesting note: Benjamin Franklin did actually propose the idea of the Turkey as the national bird.