Examining how America's founding turned the world upside-down as the thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent.
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Fri, 2/6 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
The French-American alliance changes the war and moves it to other theaters; navies battle off England and in the Caribbean, while armies advance in Indian Country and the South; the British take Charleston.
Sat, 2/7 at 1:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
The French-American alliance changes the war and moves it to other theaters; navies battle off England and in the Caribbean, while armies advance in Indian Country and the South; the British take Charleston.
Fri, 2/13 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.
Sat, 2/14 at 12:15 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.