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"Explosively Interesting" - critics agree The American Revolution must-watch TV.
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A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
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Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British.
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A spark ignites—quiet, unstoppable. What follows changes everything.
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With Washington commanding less than 3,000, the winter of 1777 became a fight over supplies.
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Royal governor Lord Dunmore offers freedom to enslaved people that fight their Patriot masters.
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Benedict Arnold's army braves the fierce winter to attack Quebec City in Canada.
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George Washington assumes command of the Continental Army and must turn it into a unified force.
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"Common Sense" awakens the American colonies to the idea of true independence.
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Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal.
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