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Before the American Revolution, Native nations guarded their societies against tyranny

In the history of North America, there were others who had also seen the dangers of certain types of government and had ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ explores the beginnings of the nation’s democracy

"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history ...
The Atlantic

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Declaration of Independence is venerated for its poetic language and universalist prologue, with the soaring, “self-evident” truth that all men have the right to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of ...

Ken Burns and his team set their eyes on the Holy Grail of U.S. history: The American Revolution

The directors and writer of the six-part docuseries say the revolution is 'wrapped in a lot of mythology and nostalgia,' ...

Gangs of New York: America’s revolution was fought across the city — intimately and ferociously

The United States came out of violence,” the historian Maya Jasanoff reminds us in our series “The American Revolution” ...
pressconnects

Spanning Time: How land tensions in upstate New York impacted American Revolution

As this writer mentioned in a previous column, I will be focusing some of the next few columns on the development and history of this region around the time of the American Revolution. As we begin the ...

List of 11 Most Important Independence Movements in Modern History

Discover the 11 most important independence movements in modern history. Learn about the impact, origins, and key facts of ...

‘The American Revolution’ Tells The Story Of ‘One Of The Most Important Events In World History,’ Says Filmmaker Ken Burns

Told over six installments, "The American Revolution" is an expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and ...