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How the American Revolution started a chain reaction

You are familiar with the story of the American Revolution. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and co. duking it out against King George III. It began after Britain ...
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‘The American Revolution’ Tells The Story Of ‘One Of The Most Important Events In World History,’ Says Filmmaker Ken Burns

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...
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Episode 1: Introduction

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 ...
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As America's 250th approaches, this April 19 battle pushed NJ into the Revolutionary War

Many local political leaders urged caution, as resistance movements took root in some New Jersey counties following the April 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord. On May 12, 1775, Bergen ...
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4 Leadership Lessons From American Revolutionary History

Historian Rick Atkinson stated in a recent talk that Americans tend to view the American Revolution through a kind of rosy haze. In Fate of the Day: The American War for Independence, Atkinson lays ...