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The birth of American democracy we present another in the series a dramatic program created by students of the high school the New York this dramatic sketch the birth of American democracy is brought to you by the students of New York the School of Rock for your next hear the voice of your student announcer. In the sixty's on. A land to which the oppressed of Europe come here a Catholic Presbyterian separate independent all those who do not own the Church of England both James the First and Charles the First hold rigidly to the theory of Divine Right of Kings and consistently. Persecuted and threatened religious. London England sixteen hundred one James the first addressing parliament in the. Enjoyment of it as it is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what can do so it is presumptuous and I can tap then a subject to dispute with a king candle to say that a king cannot do this or that and as for all these groups within my kingdom will do not eat or that I'll call I will add he them out of the land they are at last the only recourse of the oppressed is to turn away from the Old World and cross the Atlantic and it is an America that the seeds of democracy are so on where the idea of human rights the theory of rule by the will of the majority first takes root. Of every eleven sixteen hundred ninety the may follow John Carver reading the Pilgrim come we the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James solemnly and in the presence of God come by. Ourselves together in a civil body politic and by virtue of their of doing X. such just unequal laws from time to time and shall be thought most meet inconvenient for the general good of the current day when April twenty first sixteen hundred twenty Maryland act of toleration established and for the more upright and peaceable government of this province if therefore an act did that no person whatever within this province so henceforth in any way be troubled in respect of his own religion seventeen hundred one William Penn read the charter of Liberty to the people of Pennsylvania. By granting because no person inhabiting in this province we shall confess one Almighty God the Creator or shall And anyway being molested. And to the new world come not only the oppressed religious groups but indentured servants that is taken from prisons in which they would have had to spend their lives poverty stricken peasants driven off the life come to America to realize new hopes you face a newly found liberty had last thirteen colonies are fond of along the Atlantic coast broad lands are killed by farmers and from tyranny who pushed their way west with and in a short time there arises a young and vigorous American merchant. Desiring above all else to be given the chance to develop the rich resources of the world and convert these into a good deal well above. The thirteen colonies yearly seventeen hundreds the merchants are handed at every turn by restricting laws the farmers in fun tears men are prefer. And by law from going west and the Southern planters are crushed by pearly gates. London England seven thousand and sixty three. Long Granville speaks before the cabinet of His Majesty King George the third if is not just the needs revenues why does His Majesty King George deem it necessary to levy taps us on his own merchants of a mother country. Rather Is it not fitting and proper that His Majesty Levy these taxes I'm a colonies who is rich land His Majesty death own and you owe him allegiance that colonies had been displaying and becoming a bad your spirit of late and His Majesty as by to issue its of assistance to us why Office there's an America don't force the law in the colonies. British under the action of General Gage arrive in America and I quote it in the homes of the unwilling colonists. Boston Massachusetts seven hundred sixty three messenger of his lordship governor Hutchinson of Massachusetts. Be here by established that watch so I don't good bye as saddest and transact much bait upon its surface to see about Majesty King George the third. The one the late model died of an autobody letters at the Boston merchants called Tom meeting we don't have by conduct developments ordinance from England which demands taxes on all commodities of trade no more could be more insidiously content. Or of outside maybe tactical are lacking the promise of Allah that we think we process will sooner or later come under direct domination of England at the Massachusetts Woman's League we pledge ourselves to boycott all British willing and to work spinning and weaving with great energy than ever from sunrise to dark. Maidens from Providence. That Out think we know who to look through the stand up. Society of Sons of Liberty the first man that I just figure to make yourself stand paper let him take a half hour special in effect earn a staffer he said it was stand by Congress seventeen hundred sixty five no taxation without representation. No taxation without representation no taxation without representation in seventeen hundred sixty six the Stamp Act was repealed but England holds rigidly to a right to extract money from a common East London England representative of the wealthy monopoly the East India Company chartered by his majesty comes before the House of Peers if his Majesty and I were the details would grant us permission we could raise much revenue for the coffers of the state we have a now opposed action large quantities of to be gotten from the far corners of the in selling those tea directly to the people of the colonies we would turn over. Much of our profits to His Majesty the East India Company has granted monopoly rights to so teacher the thirteen companies. Messenger of the royal governor of New York to the people no American merchants can sell T. in the colonies this right is reserved for the East India Company up England riots in the colonies Thomas likes Mr Obama's cock in his own home meeting in protest Boston. New York O'Keefe. Philadelphia want. To keep money seven hundred seventy three eighteen thousand pounds worth of T. of these Philly companies dumped into Boston Harbor tyranny strikes repeat intolerable acts of past Post reports of close town meetings are forbidden legislatures are just continued general good sense to see the dead of night to rest American leaders part of the arouse of the Minutemen the buttons Lexington and Concord and the American Revolutionary War Zone. Seventeen hundred seventy eight hundred Kennedy before the junior houses of Burgesses the war has actually begun. Why stand we hear right all. It is like so dear peach so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains or slavery. I know not what course others may take. But as for me Give me liberty or give me death the Tories in America support the crown of England the merchants farmers from T. is an artist ins and plans as demand freedom from restrictions education grips the country May twenty third seventeen hundred seventy eight editor of The New York is that a Tory paper speaks the American Revolution is being stirred up by a few crafty men who play upon the ignorance and passions of them up and these conspirators are and then final dive designing group of men obscure petty fighting a Chinese bankrupt shopkeepers our blood smugglers wretched band Dirty the refuse and dregs of mankind seventeen hundred seventy five Thomas Paine issues this pamphlet Common sense Britain as the parent countries. Then the more shame upon our conduct this new world has been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe everything that is ripe for reasonable pleads for separation. From companies of common sense sweep the country July fourth seventeen hundred sixty seventy six Thomas Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence. These are self-evident truths that wrong men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are Life Liberty and the pursuit of happens the purpose of government is to make such rights secure for these reasons governess are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed whenever any form. Government becomes destructive of these and the people have a right to alter or abolish it and then to the new government in the form most likely to affect their safety and happens. To have. Lived in the last for seven years. Before Trenton Saratoga the Continental Army in desperate straits Benedict Arnold passes around the West Point to the British willing and subjugate the colonies France hastened to send aid to the invaded country Lafayette arrives in the light. Goes home in the calc last week international soldiers of freedom arrived in America seven hundred eighty one con one a surrender as a joke town seven hundred eighty three England signs the Treaty of Paris the American Revolutionary War is one America is now an independent republic. And America goes back to work to reap the fruits of peace and liberty. But only a firm United Nation could win the respect of the entire world delegates from every state except Rhode Island needed Philadelphia seventeen hundred eighty seven A constitution is framed but the people led by Thomas Jefferson and others insist that the constitution become a real people's constitution seventeen hundred eighty seven Thomas Jefferson speaking to the people. I wish with all my soul that the conventions may accept the new constitution because this will secure to what's the good it contains which I think great and important but I equally wish that they may refuse to accede to it so our Declaration of Rights be an act by a declaration of rights I mean freedom of religion freedom of the press freedom of Commerce against monopolies trial by juries in all cases no suspension of behavior from Georgia completely freedom for all people from I let me at it from New York from Pennsylvania and I say I'm going to have to choose a. Really. You know Radar. Magazine until you see the Bill of Rights is the first ten Amendments of the Constitution of the United States the Bill of Rights has been an inspiration not only to the American people but to people of all lands who suffered persecution oppression and tyranny it has stood out as a beacon light for democracy and human rights and under the protection of this great constitution people from many lands came to settle in America Italians Germans Swedes Russians Spaniards Irish Scotch French all races and religions have been built our minds of you call our buildings have soared into the skies by the labor and hands of people from all corners of the earth who came to America to found their new homes and later on to that great president of our country Abraham Lincoln an amendment to this constitution freed us the Negro people of the South chapter slavery and extended to us also freedom and human rights. Though at times the forces of bigotry and persecution of raise their kids and I like. And even conquered in vocal enemies the Bill of Rights of our Constitution has stood his her own mind calling the people back to the ways of freedom liberty and equality which the great democratic traditions college and I just today. The program just heard the birth of democracy as in the original script written by Miss and pays not and directed by Mr Zachary's so copies of the script may be obtained without obligation by writing to the station. This is the a municipal Broadcasting System.