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The Struggle for Independence: Pre-Revolutionary... (2:28)
A CHAPTER FROM: American Geography Close-ups: New England States Volume I
Incidents such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party led inexorably towards open hostilities between British soldiers and colonial Minutemen at Lexington and Concord. Following these first battles of the Revolutionary War came the...
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Revolutionary War, The: A Harvest of Victory (24:49)
American victory, results and impact of the Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis, George Washington, American military leaders
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Revolutionary War: Early Defeats for the Rebels (13:52)
A CHAPTER FROM: The Revolutionary War: Victory or Death
In the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, the Rebel army, led by George Washington, lost battles to the strong British forces in New York.
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The Revolutionary War: Victory or Death (24:59)
The beginning of the Revolutionary War was a defeat for George Washington, who had to retreat from New York into New Jersey. However, by December 1776, he managed to outwit the British and Hessians with important victories in Trenton and Princeton.
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American Government After the Revolutionary War (1:55)
A SECTION FROM: Our Federal Government: The Presidency
For several years following the Revolutionary War, America had no president and the states held most of the powers of government.
- 6-8Grades 6-8
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Revolutionary War, The: Declarations of Independence (26:45)
Learn why Jefferson was a reluctant author of the Declaration, and how elusiveness, as much as anything, defined General Washington’s early campaigns. Then follow the fateful crossing of the Delaware, and the subsequent battles that made Washington...
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Revolutionary War: The Declaration of Independence (7:57)
A CHAPTER FROM: Revolutionary War, The: Declarations of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
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The Revolutionary War: Results and Impact (12:13)
A CHAPTER FROM: Revolutionary War, The: A Harvest of Victory
After the war, the British maintained their hold on their other colonies and Washington bade his officers farewell. George Washington left a legacy of American peace, freedom, and independence.
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Revolutionary War: Washington's Bold Winter... (8:06)
A CHAPTER FROM: The Revolutionary War: Victory or Death
George Washington crosses the Delaware and defeats the British and Hessians in Trenton and Princeton.
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The Revolutionary War: Hope for the Rebels in... (10:09)
A CHAPTER FROM: The Revolutionary War: Dark Days
The Rebels were able to win battles in the South only with the help of several key individuals.
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