Introduction: George Washington on slavery ; Thomas Jefferson on slavery -- I. Igniting a revolution (1763-1775): Introduction: The Suffolk resolves ; Profiles: James Otis / by Jim Kaplan ; Richard Henry Lee / by Brooks Robards ; Samuel Adams / by Brian Turner ; Patrick Henry / by Robert Ullian ; Benjamin Franklin / by Robert Ullian ; John Hancock / by Jim Kaplan -- II. Fighting for freedom (1776-1783): Introduction: Resolution introduced at the Second Continental Congress ; The Articles of Confederation ; Profiles: John Dickinson / by Brian Turner ; Thomas Paine / by Robert Ullian ; George Mason / by Brooks Robards ; Caesar Rodney / by Joel Carino ; Robert Morris / by Joel Carino ; Robert Livingstone / by Joel Carino -- III. Founding a nation (1784-1788): Introduction ; The Constitution of the United States ; Profiles: James Madison / by Jim Kaplan ; Gouverneur Morris / by Brian Turner ; Roger Sherman / by Joel Carino ; Edmund Randolph / by John S. Bowman ; James Wilson / by Joel Carino -- IV. Inventing a government (1789-1796): Introduction: The Bill of Rights ; Profiles: George Washington / by Jim Kaplan ; Alexander Hamilton / by Brian Turner ; John Jay / by Brian Turner -- V. Handing over a nation (1797-1801): Introduction: Rules for changing a limited republican government ; The Sedition Act ; The Kentucky Resolution ; Profiles: John Adams / by Jim Kaplan ; Timothy Pickering / by Joel Carino ; Oliver Ellsworth / by Joel Carino ; James Monroe / by Brooks Robards ; John Marshall / by Robert Ullian ; George Wythe / by Joel Carino.