Follow Professor Edward Randolph through his journey from Williamsburg (1753) to Boston (1764) and Philadelphia where he teaches in three colonial American colleges: William and Mary, Harvard, and the College of Philadelphia. In Philadelphia he reunites with his nephew, Thomas Jefferson. Learn about the issues that faced colonial Americans during the twenty-two years leading up to 1776. Independence from the British Crown and Parliament stoked the fires of freedom that taxation without representation, self-governance, and independence ignited. Colonial Americans' faith in God, commitment to marriage fidelity, and the moral strength of the family all led many to value freedom even if it meant war with England. Professor Randolph and his family serve as examples of the moral integrity many colonial Americans gained in their struggles in a the new world.