freedom ring ♪ ♪ and patriotic voices sing ♪ red, white, and blue, never give up ♪ ♪ you represent america ♪ hopin ♪ how can i see it any other way? ♪ ♪ i'm lookin' at life ♪ i'm lookin' at life ♪ through my own eyes captioning made possible by dic entertainment sarah: dearest mother, narrator: here are some exciting scenes from today' the war for our independence ends its fifth year with the americans losing in the south. the british took charleston and with it over 5,000 american soldiers. from his stronghold in new york, british commander general clinton controls the coast. only the fortifications at west point stop him from using the hudson river to cleave the states in two. general washington tries valiantly to gain ground in new york, but we are at a stalemate. to make matters worse, there is constant talk of spies! just the other day, james told us of his conspiracy theory. henri: sarah! unh...uhh! james says there's only one explanation as to why things are going badly for general washington.

freedom ring ♪ ♪ and patriotic voices sing ♪ red, white, and blue, never give up ♪ ♪ you represent america ♪ ♪ hopin♪ how can i see it any other way? ♪ ♪ i'm lookin' at life ♪ i'm lookin' at life ♪ through my own eyes sarah: dearest mother, as my long journey ends... and i approach dr. franklin's philadelphia, i grow increasingly uneasy. though i believe deeply that i am where i belong, the pain of so recently leaving both you and father is... i must admit, difficult to bear. [man shouting] i'm embarrassed to say it, but i feel ever so alone. whoa! hmph! sarah: and what of my friends here? what will james, moses, and henri think of me now?