S1E2
An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)
The American Revolution · 2025-11-17 · 124 min
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what happens
Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.
nobody has mapped this one
We draw an episode's shape from public discussion of it, and there isn't enough about this one to draw anything honest. Forty-five seconds with the dial and it has a curve.
rate S1E2 →who made it
- directed
- Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
- written
- Geoffrey C. Ward
guest cast
Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.
Adam Arkin as James Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)
Josh Brolin as George Washington (voice)
Josh Charles as Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)
Hugh Dancy as Hugh Percy / John Burgoyne / Banastre Tarleton / Comte de Vergennes (voice)
Claire Danes as Abigail Adams (voice)
Craig Ferguson as John Murray / John Jones / John Purrier / Martin Hunter / William Harcourt (voice)
Paul Giamatti as John Adams (voice)
Amanda Gorman as Phillis Wheatley (voice)