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"Explosively Interesting" - critics agree The American Revolution must-watch TV.
James Forten was 14 when he signed onto a privateer to fight for his country.
The Continental Congress meets to debate and adopt the Articles of Confederation.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Cherokee chief Tsi'yu-gunsini, Dragging Canoe in English, fights against Patriot settlers.
General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution.
The Articles were weak by design and left Congress unable to pay soldiers in the Continental Army.
Artistic renderings of the Revolution often include the flag, but little is known about its origins.
The British assault Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston in the bloodiest battle of the war.
George Washington takes action when an unsigned manifesto starts circulating among his officers.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.