A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Union

AMERICA, 1786. Ten years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. England wages a new war of unfair trade and tariffs. Bickering and jealousy fracture the once united states.

But a handful of brilliant men, James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin, lead a political battle to create a new form of government, one that will establish the standard of self-government to the world.

A More Perfect Union: America Becomes A Nation is the first comprehensive recreation of those stirring, heated debates during the sweltering summer of 1787. Filmed on location at Independence Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, and other historical sites, it dramatically chronicles how America became a nation and those underlying principles that guard our freedoms today.

In 1990 KBYU TV released its feature film dramatization of the events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. A More Perfect Union was shown initially on PBS nationwide and was viewed by almost two-and-a-half million people. It has received several gold and silver awards in national and international film festivals, including a prestigious Emmy Award presented by the Rocky Mountain Region.

The DVD set comes with a Teacher's Guide with up to 5 lessons with key terms and key names, a booklet full of the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, the Monroe Doctrine, the Gettysburg Address, Star Spangled Banner, the Constitution, information on George Washington, and statements on freedom by various icons.

Released: July 2002
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes