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In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)
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Opposition in colonial North America to British policies escalates into violence. But war gives 13 otherwise disunited colonies a common cause.
American colonists oppose efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes and sovereignty into a violent confrontation. After protesters dump tea in Boston Harbor, the British government enacts martial law in Massachusetts. Fighting at Lexington and Concord ignites a war that will last eight years.
A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt
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