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14. Extras: Behind The Scenes Featurette

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13. A President and His Revolution

2007 - Season 1

George Washington completes his eight-day journey from Mount Vernon to New York City for his inauguration.

12. Road to the Presidency

2007 - Season 1

George Washington is called into service as the nation's first president.

11. Becoming a Nation

2007 - Season 1

The American victory at Yorktown; John Adams joins Benjamin Franklin in France to negotiate the Treaty of 1783.

10. The End Game

2007 - Season 1

Washington faces two mutinies; the French send their fleet to America; Cornwallis moves his army to Yorktown.

9. A Hornet's Nest

2007 - Season 1

After the fall of Charleston, S.C., the Revolutionary War explodes into the Carolina backcountry.

8. The War Heads South

2007 - Season 1

Failing to defeat Washington, the British turn their attention southward; siege at Charleston, S.C.

7. Treason and Betrayal

2007 - Season 1

General Benedict Arnold turns his back on his cause and country; Washington takes his war to the frontier.

6. Forging an Army

2007 - Season 1

Congress begins to question Washington's leadership; Washington rebuilds his reputation by holding back the British at the Battle of Monmouth.

5. Path to World War

2007 - Season 1

America's elder statesman, Benjamin Franklin, descends on Paris to seduce the French to join the fight against their common enemy, England. British General William Howe delivers a crushing blow to George Washington's troops at the Battle of Brandywine taking Philadelphia, the American capital, as his prize. But to the north, another American general enters the spotlight--Horatio Gates defeats British General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga. It is this victory that convinces France to enter the fight, turning the American Revolution into a world war.

4. American Crisis

2007 - Season 1

General Washington gambles on a brilliant yet dangerously daring stroke to save his army and America.

3. Declaring Independence

2007 - Season 1

Dark and devastating struggles quickly challenge the 1776 independence of America.

2. Rebellion to Revolution

2007 - Season 1

Recalling the appointment of George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army; and the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, during the seige of Boston.

1. Boston, Bloody Boston

2007 - Season 1

Controversies and conflicts leading to war include the Stamp Act riots, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party.

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