Liberty's Kids
S01:E01 - The Boston Tea Party (Pt. 1)
S01:É01 - S01:E01 - The Boston Tea Party (Pt. 1)
Colonists in Boston rebel against "taxation without representation" by throwing a fortune in tea into the harbor.
S01:É02 - S01:E02 - Intolerable Acts (Pt. 2)
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passes the “Intolerable Acts,” including "quartering." Boston becomes an occupied city.
S01:É03 - S01:E03 - United We Stand
At the First Continental Congress, representatives of each colony meet as a group for the first time.
S01:É04 - S01:E04 - Liberty or Death
Patrick Henry, the greatest speaker of his day, stirs the South to the cause of freedom with his famous "Give me Liberty or give me death!" speech.
S01:É05 - S01:E05 - The Midnight Ride
Paul Revere and William Dawes spread the word that the "British are coming!" on the eve of "the shot heard 'round the world."
S01:É06 - S01:E06 - The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The Revolutionary War begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
S01:É07 - S01:E07 - Green Mountain Boys
Trouble erupts in the New Hampshire Grants when settlers are forced from their homes.
S01:É08 - S01:E08 - The Second Continental Congress
The colonies decide they need a national army.
S01:É09 - S01:E09 - Bunker Hill
The first major battle of the war.
S01:É10 - S01:E10 - Washington Takes Command
George Washington arrives in Boston to take command of the army.
S01:É11 - S01:E11 - Postmaster General Franklin
Ben Franklin is named the first Postmaster General of the colonies.
S01:É12 - S01:E12 - Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes his famous pamphlet.
S01:É13 - S01:E13 - The Turtle
The first attempt to sink a ship with a submarine fails.
S01:É14 - S01:E14 - The First Fourth of July
As Hessians arrive off the coast of Staten Island, John Adams convinces Congress that independence is the only answer to the colonies’ problems.
S01:É15 - S01:E15 - New York, New York
At the Battle of Long Island, Washington fights the British in open field battles—with catastrophic results.
S01:É16 - S01:E16 - One Life to Lose
A failed conference between the British Admiral Howe, John Adams, and Ben Franklin shows American leaders that the British aren't interested in peace.
S01:É17 - S01:E17 - Captain Molly
Ben Franklin, appointed to a commission to negotiate a treaty with the French, sails for France aboard the Reprisal.
S01:É18 - S01:E18 - American Crisis
The low point of the war for the Americans.
S01:É19 - S01:E19 - Across the Delaware
Washington re-crosses the Delaware River on Christmas Day.
S01:É20 - S01:E20 - An American in Paris
Ben Franklin sets up residence in Paris and begins his uphill battle to enlist France in the American cause.