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The American Revolution
Campus Conversation
At the event held at New York University on November 19, 2025, filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, experts Maggie Blackhawk and Christopher Brown, and NYU professor and moderator Patrick Egan discussed the significance of the American Revolution for young people and students today.
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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.