The Revolution

Faced with escalating controversies and conflicts, the American colonists are forced to act. Some of the major political players of the rebellion are...

As rebellion escalates into war, the Continental Congress establishes an army and appoints George Washington to Commander-in-Chief. When the army sur...

Finally, in 1776, noble ideas and long-desired dreams are realized as the Declaration of Independence is signed and America is born. Yet many dark an...

As the new nation begins to realize that all its efforts may have been for naught, a desperate and determined General George Washington gambles on a b...

As the American situation reaches desperation, Bejamin Franklin descends on Paris and talks the French into joining the fight against Britain. Meanwh...

General Washington's losses continue, and some in Congress begin to question his leadership. Washington's immediate concern, however, is for the heal...

The once heroic, General Benedict Arnold turns his back on his country in an act of pride, sealing his legacy as a traitor. George Washington takes t...

In their failure to defeat George Washington, the British change course and turn their attentions southward. In a final effort to quell the rebellion...

After the fall of Charleston, the war explodes into the Carolina backcountry, touching of a brutal civil war. The Americans are defeated at Camden an...

As the revolution continues, Washinton faces two mutinies in the Continental Army. In England, opposition to the war grows, and while the French tire...

News of the American victory at Yorktown spreads quickly around the globe. Parliament forces the King to agree to American Independence, and John Ada...

As George Washington rides to his inauguration as the first American president of the United States, he reflects back on the war and its most critical...

George Washington completes his eight-day trip from his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia to New York City and his inauguration as the first president of...