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# The American Revolution
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/
- Published: 2025-07-30T19:05:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T10:14:25.000Z
- Description: Thirteen colonies unite and found the United States. A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #show, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #showpage, #episodic_show, #v1.26

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world. Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.