1776 Video Discussion Guide and Prompt. A political understanding of the events, from the movie 1776, which ultimately led to the Congress’s decision to declare a revolution, against Great Britain, requires students to examine all sides of political debates, issues, values, beliefs, and tradeoffs, in a critical manner and reflective manner. To successfully, write a critical and reflective response, to the prompt, students will need to formulate a response that focuses on discussing a personal se