
The First Shot
Clip: Episode 1 | 43sVideo has Closed Captions
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch The American Revolution
The American Revolution is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now

MOMENTS: The Revolutionary War Card Game
Use your knowledge of Revolutionary-era moments to build a timeline of real historical events.(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.
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: Ep1 | 9m 39s | The American Revolution will be a war that will pit brother against brother – and birth a nation. (9m 39s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: Ep1 | 50s | A spark ignites—quiet, unstoppable. What follows changes everything. (50s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSupport for PBS provided by:
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...

















