How the Colonies Were Governed

Virginia’s House of Burgesses

The Colonies Learn to Govern and Defend Themselves

The Colonies’ Unsuccessful Attempt to Reconcile with England

Visionary Words That Changed the World

Enabling the Government to Control the Governed

The World’s Oldest, and Shortest, Written Constitution

The Origins of the Bill of Rights

The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech

A Little-Known Amendment, Important to Our Founders

Guaranteeing Your Rights in Criminal Proceedings

Beyond the Bill of Rights: Ninth Amendment Protections

Constitution Ratification at Risk

The First Amendment: Freedom to Assemble and Petition

The Fourth Amendment, the Basis for Our Right to Privacy

Fair Trials Guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment

Tenth Amendment Guarantees Federalist System of Government

The First Amendment and Religion

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Protecting the Criminally Accused

Expanding Our New Nation with the Northwest Ordinance

The Albany Plan of 1754

The Articles of Confederation

The Slavery Question at the Constitutional Convention

The Treaty of San Lorenzo

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Flags of the American Revolution

Our National Anthem

Political Unity During Our Founding Era

America’s “Era of Good Feelings” Comes to an End

European Nations Vie for North America

The French and Indian War

Fort Ticonderoga and America’s Quest for Independence

England Reigns Supreme Following French and Indian War

The Conspiracy of Pontiac

The Siege of Fort Detroit

British Outposts Fall During Pontiac’s Rebellion

Pontiac’s Rebellion Comes to an End

Pontiac’s War Moves East

Lord Dunmore’s War

British Retake Great Lakes Region

The Battle of Point Pleasant

The Boston Massacre

Americans Divide Over Independence

The Boston Massacre Trial and Its Aftermath

Patriots, Loyalists and America’s First Civil War

The Boston Tea Party

Loyalists Pay Heavy Price During Revolution

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

The War for Independence Begins

The Continental Army Retakes Boston

Benedict Arnold’s Troops March into Trouble

Assault on Quebec Ends in Disaster

British Begin the Saratoga Campaign

British And Americans Poised for Battle

The Siege of Fort Stanwix

Arnold Leads Continentals to Relieve Fort Stanwix

The Hero of Saratoga

Arnold’s Scheme Goes Awry

Brutal Partisan Conflict Erupts in 1778

End of the Mohawk Valley War

History of the South Carolina Backcountry

Southern Continental Army Tries to Regroup

Daniel Morgan’s Masterpiece at Cowpens

The Siege of Ninety Six

British and Americans Battle for Control of Illinois Country

Kentucky Under Assault

Brutal Warfare Continues on the Frontier in 1782

Spain, America’s Undeclared Ally

British Forces Establish Foothold in Penobscot Bay

Disaster for Americans at Penobscot Bay

British Surrender at Yorktown

The Newburgh Conspiracy - Washington Ends a Crisis

The Legacy of Paul Revere

The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Continental Army’s Invasion of Quebec

Benedict Arnold’s Army Reaches Quebec

Americans Retreat After Failed Assault on Quebec

Fort Ticonderoga Falls to British

British and Americans Clash at Saratoga

The Battle of Oriskany

The Rise of Benedict Arnold

The Fall of Benedict Arnold

Arnold Has Betrayed Us

The Cherry Valley Massacre

British Capture Savannah

North Carolina’s Regulator Insurrection

British High Tide at Camden

The Race to the Dan

The American Revolution Moves West

Clark’s Intrepid Winter March to Vincennes

The Battle of Piqua

The Battle of Blue Licks

Kentuckians Find an Ally in Spain

The Penobscot Expedition

Closing Scenes of the Penobscot Expedition

American Revolution Ends with Treaty of Paris

Aftermath of the Newburgh Conspiracy

Lexington & Concord: Minutemen in Arms

Henry Knox and His Noble Train of Artillery

Benedict Arnold and the Perilous March to Quebec

Americans Commence Siege of Quebec

Northern Campaign Ends with Battle of Valcour Island

Burgoyne Battles Wilderness and Continental Army

Burgoyne and British Army Surrender at Saratoga

Death and Destruction at the Battle of Oriskany

Benedict Arnold, America’s Fighting General

Benedict Arnold’s Betrayal Begins

The Iroquois Confederacy

The Sullivan Expedition

Charleston Surrenders to British

Patriots Turn the Tide in South Carolina’s Backcountry

American Victory at King’s Mountain

The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

George Rogers Clark Leads Invasion of Ilinois Country

Clark Captures Fort Sackvile

British Strike Back Against Clark’s Gains in Illinois Country

The Legacy of George Rogers Clark

Spain Recaptures Florida

Time Runs Out for Americans at Penobscot Bay

The Yorktown Campaign

The Newburgh Conspiracy - Dissension in the Ranks

General George Washington's Finest Hour

America’s Relations with France Fall Apart

The Whiskey Rebellion

The Battle of Fallen Timbers

The End of the Quasi-War

Escalating Tensions with France Lead to Quasi-War

Settling the Ohio Frontier

Relations with France Fall Apart

The Quasi-War and Its Aftermath

St. Clair’s Debacle on the Wabash

The Quasi-War with France

An Extraordinary Man from Humble Beginnings

Ben Franklin Improves Life for His Fellow Citizens

Ben Franklin Works Towards Independence

The Legacy of Ben Franklin

British America’s Most Successful Printer

Ben Franklin, America’s First Man of Science

Ben Franklin Becomes America’s Top Diplomat

Ben Franklin’s Writing Enlightens and Entertains America

Ben Franklin Enters Politics

Ben Franklin Influences Continental Convention

The Early Life of George Washington

The Start of George Washington’s Illustrious Military Career

George Washington’s Life at Mount Vernon

George Washington Enters Politics

George Washington and the Crossing of the Delaware

A Desperate Winter at Valley Forge

George Washington Takes Command of Continental Army

Continental Army Victorious at Princeton

Continental Army Faces Rocky Start

The British Capture Philadelphia

Defining the Role of President

George Washington’s Farewell Address: Unity

George Washington, Our Nation's First President

Washington’s Farewell Address - The Need for Unity

The Early Life of Henry Knox

The Legacy of Henry Knox

Henry Knox and the American Revolution

Henry Knox, America’s First Secretary of War

Part 1: Widespread Unrest at Newburgh Encampment

John Adams Comes of Age

The Second Continental Congress Convenes

John Adams Negotiates Peace with England

The Presidency of John Adams

The Rise of John Adams

The Election of 1800

Thomas Paine, An American Revolutionary

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Inspires a Nation

Nathanael Greene Takes Command

The Legacy of Nathanael Greene

Daniel Morgan Comes of Age

The Early Life of George Rogers Clark

American Pioneers Look West

The Legacy of Daniel Boone

Heading to Kentucky on the Wilderness Road

The Early Life of Daniel Boone