(bright patriotic music) [Narrator] Even though Great Britain ruled all of the 13 colonies, each colony had its own distinct culture, and they all believed in their right to govern themselves. The ...

The story of how thirteen British colonies won independence and created a new nation that transformed America and reshaped the world. An in-depth look at how America’s founding turned the world upside ...

The 1770s were a decade of argument and action in America, as 13 British colonies moved from protest to a declared break with the empire. Events unfolded in port towns and rural crossroads, in ...

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British ...