The story of the American Revolution as traditionally recounted is the saga of the thirteen colonies fighting their colonial ruler, Britain, for independence. But an equally compelling part of the ...

this 1776 broadside edition was created to disseminate America's founding document to the public Julia Binswanger The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 colonies to declare independence ...

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An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...

The American Revolution examines how America’s creation turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established ...

In the 1760s and 1770s, Britain levied taxes and duties on her American colonies that were met with ... set for the first battles of the American Revolution.

The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 ... and American troops had battled for the first time at Bunker Hill. Revolutionary sentiment had been brewing throughout the American colonies ...