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The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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Mumbet, later known as Elizabeth Freeman, would help bring an end to slavery in Massachusetts.
James Forten was 14 when he signed onto a privateer to fight for his country.
The British assault Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston in the bloodiest battle of the war.
Artistic renderings of the Revolution often include the flag, but little is known about its origins.
The economic realities of the war start to settle in for both the Americans and the British.
With Washington commanding less than 3,000, the winter of 1777 became a fight over supplies.
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British.
A spark ignites—quiet, unstoppable. What follows changes everything.
Tensions erupt as colonists confront the British Army at Lexington and Concord, beginning the war.
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