For the first time in 2005, The War That Made America will tell the remarkable stories of The French and Indian War. As the French and English clashed to control North America, Native Americans manipulated the balance of power. It also marks the inauspicious beginning of George Washington's military career.
Presented by WQED Multimedia, Pittsburgh and The French and Indian War 250 Inc., the four-hour TV series, educational outreach activities, companion book, and Web site are at the center of a national initiative to mark the 250th commemoration of this critical moment in American history.
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<p class="home"><em>The War That Made America</em> is an ambitious four-hour television special that will tell the remarkable stories of the French and Indian War (). A dramatic clash of the English and French empires, as Native Americans tried to manipulate the balance of power, the French and Indian War was the training ground of a young soldier named George Washington and a decisive factor in the emergence of a new nation. </p>
<p class="home">Scheduled to premiere on public television in Fall 2005, the film is at the center of a comprehensive educational initiative planned in conjunction with the 250th commemoration of this turning point in America's colonial history.</p>
