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The film directors and guests discuss the Revolutionary War’s significance for young people today.
"Explosively Interesting" - critics agree The American Revolution must-watch TV.
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.
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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.
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.