The First Shot
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A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
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Episodes presented in 4K UHD on supported devices. Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and...
The First Shot
Clip: Episode 1 | 43sVideo has Closed Captions
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(gunshot bangs) - [Rick] A shot rings out.
No one knows where the shot came from.
- Fire!
(gunshots blasting) - [Rick] That leads to promiscuous shooting, mostly by the British.
(gunshots blasting) It's not a battle.
It's not a skirmish.
It's a massacre.
Now, blood has been shed.
Now the man on your left has been shot through the head.
Your neighbor on the right has been badly wounded.
You can't put that genie back in the bottle.
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Clip: Ep1 | 7m 52s | A bloody clash between Bostonians and the British army leaves five dead in the Boston Massacre. (7m 52s)
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Clip: Ep1 | 9m 39s | The American Revolution will be a war that will pit brother against brother – and birth a nation. (9m 39s)
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Clip: Ep1 | 50s | A spark ignites—quiet, unstoppable. What follows changes everything. (50s)
How Land, Taxes and Rebellion Sparked the American Revolution
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Clip: Ep1 | 7m 28s | The Stamp Act and taxes on American colonists lead to unrest and threaten to cause a revolution. (7m 28s)
How the Townshend Acts Fueled a Resistance Movement
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Clip: Ep1 | 3m 11s | When the British imposed new taxes, women joined the Resistance Movement by the thousands. (3m 11s)
Liberty for Whom? Slavery, Protest and the Ideals of the Revolution
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Clip: Ep1 | 7m 33s | The revolutionary ideals of liberty spread across the colonies while many suffer from enslavement. (7m 33s)
Rising Tensions Didn't Keep European Settlers from Coming to North America
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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 56s | Thousands poured down the Great Wagon Road, eager to start a new life in North America’s interior. (2m 56s)
The Shot Heard ’Round the World: Lexington, Concord and the Start of War
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Clip: Ep1 | 11m 39s | Tensions erupt as colonists confront the British Army at Lexington and Concord, beginning the war. (11m 39s)
Tea, Tar and Tyranny: How the Boston Tea Party Changed Everything
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Clip: Ep1 | 9m 26s | Bostonians protest the newly passed Tea Act by dumping 46 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. (9m 26s)
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Episodes presented in 4K UHD on supported devices. Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and...