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  • American Revolution
    American Revolution

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    Get the story of how a fledgling, largely disconnected nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

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  • George Washington
    George Washington

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    How did George Washington turn a rag-tag group of men into a disciplined fighting machine?

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  • British Victory at Bunker Hill
    British Victory at Bunker Hill

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    A fatal lack of ammunition dooms the colonists chances in an early American Revolutionary battle near Boston.

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  • Boston Massacre
    Boston Massacre

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    Shots fired by British soldiers in the streets of Boston in 1770 would spark the American Revolution.

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  • Declaration of Independence
    Declaration of Independence

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    To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document?

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  • Yorktown
    Yorktown

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    The British were forced to surrender 2 days after patriot soldiers captured the fort at Yorktown in 1781.

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  • Boston Massacre Sparks a Revolution
    Boston Massacre Sparks a Revolution

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    The shooting of several men by British soldiers in 1770 enflames passions in the colonies.

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  • Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence
    Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence

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    At 33, Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of America's historic Declaration of Independence, which was approved by the Continental Congress after several days of debate and revisions on July 4, 1776.

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  • First Revolutionary Battle at Lexington & Concord
    First Revolutionary Battle at Lexington & Concord

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    In April 1775, when British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained and angry militia. This ragtag army defeats 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory bolsters their confidence for the war ahead.

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Photo Galleries (4)

  • American Revolution: Key Military Figures
    American Revolution: Key Military Figures

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    View images of key military figures from the American Revolution, and learn what role they played in this war of independence.

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  • American Revolution: Events and Battles
    American Revolution: Events and Battles

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    Explore Revolutionary battle sites such as Lexington, Concord and Yorktown, and learn how the events that took place there shaped the course of the war.

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  • American Revolution: Continental Congress
    American Revolution: Continental Congress

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    Discover the accomplishments of the First and Second Constitutional Congresses, and learn about the major players behind such documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris.

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  • American Revolution: Flags and Fliers
    American Revolution: Flags and Fliers

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    Discover some of the flags and fliers that circulated amongst the colonies before and during the American Revolution.

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On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.

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