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The film directors and guests discuss the Revolutionary War鈥檚 significance for young people today.
"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.
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.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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.