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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
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Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
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Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
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Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
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Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
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Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life.
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The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. Coming November 16.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary from Ken Burns.
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Historian Christopher Brown. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
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John Adams, read by Paul Giamatti. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
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Historian Stacey Schiff. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
