https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/894aeb2d-e6b3-461b-aede-fa2a58962051 Made in 1932 in honor of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth, this silent film is one of a series that chronicles the life and times of the great general and president. The film was released by Eastman Classroom Films and shown in schos around the United States. Some scenes from the film were apparently created specifically for this film, others such as Washington crossing the Delaware River were drawn from feature films made in that era. In this episode "Uniting the Colonies", Washington is shown working as a British military officer, trying to bring discipline to pioneer troops and peace to the frontier. He urges colonial governors to act against the French. Washington is also shown being invited to meet his future wife Martha Custis. Washington is elected to the House of Burgesses after his success on the frontier. Soon the mood in the colonies sours against British control due to taxation and Washington and his compatriots plot independence. The film ends with images of Paul Revere's ride and skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, and Washington declares he will equip 1000 men and lead them to Boston to form a Continental Army. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpZv7GNK1j0 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:56:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/894aeb2d-e6b3-461b-aede-fa2a58962051 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.