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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
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"Explosively Interesting" - critics agree The American Revolution must-watch TV.
George Washington takes action when an unsigned manifesto starts circulating among his officers.
The Continental Army was made up of ordinary Americans, like Joseph Plumb Martin.
Historian Christopher Brown. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee choose opposing sides at the Battle of Oriskany.
Most revolutionaries were Protestants, but there were also Catholics, Jews, and Muslims.
General Horatio Gates' force clashes with the British, beginning the Battle of Saratoga.
The British seize Philadelphia, but Washington plans to retake the city at the Battle of Germantown.
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.
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