1776 presents an educational, comical, and musical look at the days leading up to July 4, 1776. Obnoxious and disliked John Adams tries to convince a hot and tired Continental Congress to vote for...

1776 presents an educational, comical, and musical look at the days leading up to July 4, 1776. Obnoxious and disliked John Adams tries to convince a hot and tired Continental Congress to vote for independence. When the proposal finally is accepted for voting, further complications arise, and the need for a Declaration of Independence presents itself. But even this is not the end of the debate: the southern states go so far as to walk out on Congress on the complex slavery issue. Finally, it all comes down to one state - one state having the power to make or break the new nation.