Francis Marion leads a guerilla assault on the British; Washington executes a remarkable siege and forces eight-thousand troops to surrender at Yorktown. The victorious battle leads to the Treaty of Paris and Americas Independence.

George Washington struggles to build a military force from untested colonial militia and limited supplies. While outmatched, the British retreat and the Continental Army gain their first victory.

Aaron Burr, Jefferson's sitting Vice President, kills his long-time political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel over accusations of corruption. Burr faces charges of murder and attempts to annex Florida and Texas before leaving office.

A group of people, from all walks of life and all corners of the globe, forge a common national identity in the fight for freedom. In the end, their struggles and sacrifices create a nation built on the single, powerful idea that all men are created equal