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The filmmakers discuss how they crafted imagery to help tell the story of the American Revolution.
The filmmakers discuss how the story of The American Revolution came together.
The filmmakers on how understanding the people of the Revolution can help us understand who we are.
Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on the challenges of telling America's origin story.
The filmmakers on how they tapped a broad range of influences to recreate the music of the era.
Filmmakers discuss how they used stories of both well-known and lesser known figures.
The American Revolution is not just the start of a nation, but an event that will change the world.
George Washington discovers that Benedict Arnold has abandoned his post and defected to the British.
Daniel Morgan leads the British into a trap, securing a crucial victory for the Patriots.
Outnumbered and surrounded, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders, ending the American Revolution.
The American Revolution is over, and delegates convene to create a new system of government.
Spain joins the war, but not as an ally of American independence – as an enemy of Britain.
The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee choose opposing sides at the Battle of Oriskany.
Washington uses bonuses and drafts to encourage Americans to join the Continental Army.
The Continental Army threatens to unravel while suffering harsh winter conditions at Valley Forge.
The American Revolution has spilled into a global war, but the United States hangs on by a thread.
The Continental Army engages the British in the last major battle in the North of the Revolution.
Royal governor Lord Dunmore offers freedom to enslaved people that fight their Patriot masters.
Cherokee chief Tsi'yu-gunsini, Dragging Canoe in English, fights against Patriot settlers.
Most revolutionaries were Protestants, but there were also Catholics, Jews, and Muslims.
Washington devises a bold plan to cross the Delaware River and attack Trenton on Christmas night.
George Washington assumes command of the Continental Army and must turn it into a unified force.
The British assault Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston in the bloodiest battle of the war.
Benedict Arnold's army braves the fierce winter to attack Quebec City in Canada.
Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold rush to stop the British sailing down Lake Champlain.
When the British imposed new taxes, women joined the Resistance Movement by the thousands.
Tensions erupt as colonists confront the British Army at Lexington and Concord, beginning the war.
Thousands poured down the Great Wagon Road, eager to start a new life in North America’s interior.
Bostonians protest the newly passed Tea Act by dumping 46 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Historian Annette Gordon-Reed. The American Revolution premieres November 16.