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Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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With Washington commanding less than 3,000, the winter of 1777 became a fight over supplies.
A spark ignites—quiet, unstoppable. What follows changes everything.
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British.
Henry Knox leads a daring expedition to deliver artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
Benedict Arnold's army braves the fierce winter to attack Quebec City in Canada.
"Common Sense" awakens the American colonies to the idea of true independence.
George Washington assumes command of the Continental Army and must turn it into a unified force.
Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal.
General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution.
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