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Course 2 of 8 · 1765 to 1783

The American Revolution

Thirteen colonies took on the strongest empire in the world.

4 modules · 16 lessons

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The story in brief

It began with money. Britain had won a costly war and expected the colonies to help pay for it. Colonists answered that they could not be taxed by a government in which they had no voice.

From Lexington and Concord to the Declaration of Independence, then through the winter at Valley Forge to Yorktown, this course follows the people and the choices that turned protest into a country.

Three moments to know

  1. 1765

    The Stamp Act

    Parliament taxes printed paper in the colonies. The protests that follow give the cry of taxation without representation.

  2. 1776

    The Declaration of Independence

    The Second Continental Congress adopts a statement of why the colonies are breaking away. Its best-known sentence says all men are created equal.

  3. 1783

    The Treaty of Paris

    Britain recognizes the independence of the United States, two years after the victory at Yorktown.

What you will learn

In little more than a decade, thirteen colonies broke away from the strongest empire in the world and founded a new nation. This course follows that road from the Stamp Act to the Treaty of Paris.

  • Understand why taxes without representation, the Tea Party and Britain's harsh reply pushed the colonists toward independence.
  • Hear the shot at Concord and read the Declaration of Independence and its claim that all men are created equal.
  • Follow George Washington and the Continental Army from Bunker Hill and Trenton through the winter at Valley Forge.
  • See how the victory at Saratoga won the French alliance.
  • End at Yorktown in 1781 and the Treaty of Paris, which recognized a new nation.

Inside the course

4 modules and 16 short lessons, in the order the app teaches them.

Module 1 · 4 lessonsTaxes and Protest: Stamp Act to the Tea Party
  1. 1A Victorious Empire and Its Debt
  2. 2The Stamp Act and Taxation Without Representation
  3. 3The Boston Massacre, the Tea Party and Britain's Reply
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 2 · 4 lessonsLexington, Concord and the Declaration
  1. 1The Shot Heard Round the World
  2. 2The Second Continental Congress
  3. 3Writing the Declaration of Independence
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 3 · 4 lessonsWashington and the Continental Army
  1. 1Washington Takes Command
  2. 2Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston
  3. 3Crossing the Delaware to Trenton
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 4 · 4 lessonsSaratoga, Valley Forge and Yorktown
  1. 1Saratoga and the French Alliance
  2. 2Valley Forge: A Winter of Training
  3. 3Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
  4. 4Let's Review

Finish all 4 modules to earn the The American Revolution certificate of completion, part of Premium.

Start The American Revolution in the app.

Short lessons, questions along the way and a certificate when you finish.

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