The Revolution (2006–2006)
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The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778, turning what had essentially been a civil war into an international conflict. After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, the Americans had effectively won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783.
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- S01E01Boston, Bloody BostonJuly 4, 2007—Faced with escalating controversies and conflicts, the American colonists are forced to act. Some of the major political players of the reb
- S01E02Rebellion to RevolutionJuly 11, 2007—As rebellion escalates into war, the Continental Congress establishes an army and appoints George Washington to Commander-in-Chief. When th
- S01E03Declaring IndependenceJuly 18, 2007—Finally, in 1776, noble ideas and long-desired dreams are realized as the Declaration of Independence is signed and America is born. Yet ma
- S01E04American CrisisJuly 25, 2007—As the new nation begins to realize that all its efforts may have been for naught, a desperate and determined General George Washington gamb
- S01E05Path to World WarAugust 1, 2007—As the American situation reaches desperation, Bejamin Franklin descends on Paris and talks the French into joining the fight against Britai
- S01E06Forging an ArmyAugust 8, 2007—General Washington's losses continue, and some in Congress begin to question his leadership. Washington's immediate concern, however, is fo
- S01E07Treason and BetrayalAugust 15, 2007—The once heroic, General Benedict Arnold turns his back on his country in an act of pride, sealing his legacy as a traitor. George Washingt
- S01E08The War Heads SouthAugust 22, 2007—In their failure to defeat George Washington, the British change course and turn their attentions southward. In a final effort to quell the
- S01E09A Hornet's NestAugust 29, 2007—After the fall of Charleston, the war explodes into the Carolina backcountry, touching of a brutal civil war. The Americans are defeated at
- S01E10The End GameSeptember 5, 2007—As the revolution continues, Washinton faces two mutinies in the Continental Army. In England, opposition to the war grows, and while the F
- S01E11Becoming a NationSeptember 12, 2007—News of the American victory at Yorktown spreads quickly around the globe. Parliament forces the King to agree to American Independence, an
- S01E12Road to the PresidencySeptember 19, 2007—As George Washington rides to his inauguration as the first American president of the United States, he reflects back on the war and its mos
- S01E13A President and His RevolutionSeptember 26, 2007—George Washington completes his eight-day trip from his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia to New York City and his inauguration as the first pr
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