Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins Americans find themselves ...
American colonists oppose efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes, and sovereignty into violent ...
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins Americans find themselves ...
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war. As America braces for a third year of devastating war, British commanders launch campaigns to take Albany and ...
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war. As America braces for a third year of devastating war, British commanders launch campaigns to take Albany and ...
The American Revolution is not just the start of a nation, but an event that will change the world. The idea of America, rooted in the American Revolution, is the belief in possibility. Everyone on ...
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union. The British Army under General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states. Meanwhile, one of the most ...
Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show. An early civil rights pioneer, she faced down the Red Scare at the risk of ...
The American Revolution will be a war that will pit brother against brother – and birth a nation. The American Revolution will become not just a local war for independence, but a war between great ...
Southern perspective to the American revolution, magnifying the story of the Mecklenburg Declaration Freedom's Footsteps reveals a southern perspective to the American revolution that magnifies the ...
Washington uses bonuses and drafts to encourage Americans to join the Continental Army. By early 1777, many soldiers were returning home, and Washington needed to enlist new men. The Continental Army ...
The American Revolution is over, and delegates convene to create a new system of government. The American Revolution has ended, but the newly United States teeters on the brink of fracturing.