"This Is America, Charlie Brown" The Birth of the Constitution (TV Episode 1988) - Jason Mendelson as Peppermint Patty

Peppermint Patty : [voiceover; first lines] Eleven years after the Declaration of Independence, thirteen American colonies had become the United States, but they were united in name only. Actually, they were thirteen independent republics bickering among themselves over everything from taxes, to borders, to water rights. A meeting had been called in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to try to solve these problems. Twelve of the thirteen states sent representatives. Eventually, fifty-five delegates would participate, but by the start of the meeting, only half of the delegates had arrived. They came by water, by stagecoach, and on horseback.
Peppermint Patty : [voiceover] Dear Grandmother, I'm sorry I haven't written you, but I've been very busy working at the convention. I am worried about our country, Grandmother. My friend Linus says that if these men don't agree fairly soon, this convention and then maybe even the whole country will collapse. It's been very, very hot here, and twelve of the delegates have already gone home. Those who are left are debating about things like slavery, and the Bill of Rights, and a bunch of other things, too. Linus says if they don't agree on a strong constitution, we might have civil wars between the states. Please keep your fingers crossed, Grandmother. So will I. Love, Peppermint Patty.

Jason Mendelson: Peppermint Patty