Rebellion

After decades of public service, George Washington finally got to retire to his estate on Mount Vernon as he had always dreamed. However, he wasn't there long before a sudden illness took his life. Washington's death was a major blow to the newly-formed United States. But his loss wasn't just felt at home - it reverberated around the globe - as the whole world mourned America's fallen leader.

George Washington became America's first President in April of 1789. From that day on, every decision he made, from minor things like what to wear and how to be addressed, to fatal decisions on slavery and war, broke new ground. His actions in that first term would set the precedent that every leader from then on would follow and build upon. MUSIC BY: Soft and Furious, Lee Rosevere, Komiku, The US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, Kosta T, Free Piece of Tape, Nettle, Sam Shalabi, and Sergey Cheremisinov

Though it's hard to imagine now, George Washington spent most of the war as an underdog. It wasn't until 1781, with the help of French allies, that his fortunes began to change. Listen to learn just how far he fell before he was able to finally taste victory.

Our national memory esteems George Washington as a military genius and flawless leader. The reality, though, is that in service as Commander-in-Chief, Washington really stumbled out of the gate. Learn about the years of crushing defeat in battle, and thousands lost to disease and desertion, that shaped the military mind of America's first leader. MUSIC On Early Light; The Telling; Qi by Blue Dot Sessions The Great Mission; No Other Choice by Lee Rosevere Pulsar by Sergey Cheremisinov The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Sad walk with sad melodica by Komiku https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode

Learn about George Washington's years between the French and Indian War and the Revolution, how he positioned himself as Commander-In-Chief, and the two methods used to amass his fortune: marriage and slavery.

To understand George Washington, the man who invented the Presidency and guided our nation through its infancy, it's imperative to study his early years. The events that transpired in his early life, giving him the tools to one day lead a nation, were a mix of hardship, tragedy, opportunity, and violence. MUSIC The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Waltz for Zacaria; Early Light; by Blue Dot Sessions From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Meekness; Global Warming; Mercy by Kai Engel From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

Among the unsung heroes of the American Revolution are a group of regular citizens who were recruited to establish a complicated spy network called The Culper Ring. One of those spies was a woman who lived in the heart of enemy territory: Anna Strong.

Despite succeeding against all odds halfway across the world, and being welcomed back to the US as a hero, William Eaton was quickly forgotten. Why? He criticized Thomas Jefferson's administration. MUSIC Dance Like Crazy by Soft and Furious From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Great Mission; Return to Earth; No Other Choice; Elena and Christopher by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Cast in Wicker by Blue Dot Sessions From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

When 300 members of the US Navy were captured and enslaved in Northern Africa, Thomas Jefferson sent in a small, covert group led by William Eaton, becoming America's first ever secret agent. MUSIC With You; The Secret by Soft and Furious From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode The Telling by Blue Dot Sessions From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

After building a sterling reputation as a courier and propagandist for the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere was given a position in the military, where that reputation was nearly destroyed. MUSIC Sad Walk with Sad Melodica; Victory by Komiku From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Cast in Wicker by Blue Dot Sessions From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

He was much more than a rider on horseback warning his countrymen of British troop movements. His contribution to the American Revolution went much deeper, but his reputation wasn't perfect. MUSIC Dance With Me; Naive; Pulsar by Sergey Cheremisinov From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode The Great Mission; Return to Earth by Lee Rosevere From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ The Caissons Go Rolling Along by The US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ In the Pines by John Badger and The Mustache Riders of Doom From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ The Bridge is Too Far by Laszlo Harsanyi From: FreeMusicArchive.com License: Attribution-NonCommercial Share-Alike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

In 1777, Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old daughter of an American colonel, volunteered to ride through the Connecticut wilderness in a driving storm under cover of darkness to alert the local militias of a British attack. MUSIC "Kindling," "She Felt A Strong Force" by Kaela Drew From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Return to Earth," "The Great Mission" by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Olivia" by Hyson From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Time is running out I'm sure" by Cherly KaCherly From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode "Celestial Navigation" by Blue Dot Sessions From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

"Money is this man's God. And to get enough of it he would sacrifice his country." John Brown on Benedict Arnold, 1777 In 1777, Benedict Arnold helped win one of the most pivotal battles of the Revolution: The Battle of Saratoga. Two years later, he was secretly passing intel to the British. MUSIC "complect for" by Kosta T feat Osaija From: The Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode "Elena and Christopher," "The Great Mission" by Lee Rosevere From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode "Adinatisa O Kaymenos" by Daniel Padden From: Free Music Archive License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode "The Telling" by Blue Dot Sessions From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In the fall of 1776, Benedict Arnold would prove himself to be one of the most fearless soldiers in the entire Continental Army. He made so many, as Horatio Gates put it, "hairbreadth escapes," that it almost seemed as if he were destined for greatness. That year, there was hardly a whiff of the unthinkable treachery he would unleash on his fellow countrymen. MUSIC Looking Back; The Great Mission by: Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Bridge is Too Far" By: Laszlo Harsanyi From: http://freemusicarchive.org License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Wallow (remix) by: Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Drum Feature; Three Little Drummers; Water Music by: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps From: The Free Music Archive License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

"None but the Almighty God shall prevent me from marching." - Benedict Arnold; April 22, 1775 Learn how bright the future looked for this young, brash commander before plummeting to the depths of villainy. MUSIC "Fight, run, breath deeply" by Komiku From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/ License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ "The Great Mission", "Looking Back", "Going Home", "No Other Choice", by Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Celestial Navigation" by Blue Dot Sessions From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Facing extradition and certain execution for the crime of mutiny and murder, Thomas Nash showed documentation that claimed he had U.S. citizenship...which meant that President John Adams had just sent one of his own countrymen to death...at the hand of the British. MUSIC "The Great Mission" By: Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Traces" "Olivia" "All Will See" By Hyson From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hyson License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Meet one of the men responsible for the deadliest mutiny in the history of the British Navy. His actions not only sent ripples throughout Great Britain, but changed America forever. MUSIC "No Need Sleep" "Within the Wheel" "Wounds (remix)" "Two Steps Away" "Moment to Moment" By Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Great Mission" By Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Few people know about America's attempt at sinking the British fleet by deploying the world's first submarine, The Turtle. Its creator, David Bushnell, should have been lauded as one of the finest minds of that or any era. Instead, he ended up largely forgotten. MUSIC "Return to Earth" "The Great Mission" "Elena and Christopher" "No Other Choice" By: Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Bridge is Too Far" By: Laszlo Harsanyi From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi_Laszlo/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ "Celestial Navigation" "The Telling" "Parissi" "Qi" By: Blue Dot Session From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In the summer of 1782, a woman disguised herself as a man in order to join the Continental Army. Her journey was tumultuous. Her service was remarkable. The lengths she was willing to go to conceal her secret...were unfathomable. MUSIC All Who Are Weary; Olivia by Hyson From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hyson License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ All Will See; Return to Earth; No Other Choice; The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Wallow (remix)by Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Water Music by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_United_States_Army_Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps/ License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ This Bridge is Too Far by Laszio Harsanyi From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi_Laszlo/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Fire Burning by JaBa

“The Part I took in Defence of Cptn. Preston and the Soldiers, procured me Anxiety, and Obloquy enough. It was, however, one of the most gallant, generous, manly and disinterested Actions of my whole Life, and one of the best Pieces of Service I ever rendered my Country." -- John Adams MUSIC All Will See The Great Mission by Lee Rosevere From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Qi; Parissi by Blue Dot Sessions From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Two Steps Away By Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ The Telling By Blue Dot Sessions From freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

"Unhappy BOSTON! see thy Sons deplore, Thy hallowe'd Walks besmear'd with guiltless Gore: While faithless --- and his savage Bands, With murd'rous Rancour stretch their bloody Hands; Like fierce Barbarians grinning o'er their Prey, Approve the Carnage, and enjoy the Day." -- Paul Revere The Bloody Massacre MUSIC Time is running out. I'm sure by Cherly KaCherly From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cherly_KaCherly/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ The Great Mission; Elena and Christopher by Lee Rosevere From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode All Will See by Hyson From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hyson License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ The Telling; Celestial Navigation By Blue Dot Sessions From freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

The Law is meant to ensure justice for all. But what happens when the laws themselves block the path to justice? Well…that’s when women like Lucy Terry Prince stand up and fight. MUSIC “Upside Down Cross” by Miranda Taylor and Mike Hunchback From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Miranda_Taylor_and_Mike_Hunchback License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode “The Great Mission” “Elena and Christopher” “No Other Choice” “Return to Earth" by Lee Rosevere From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode “Pulsar" By: Sergey Cheremisinov From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

How would you react if enemy soldiers infiltrated your home? Would you panic? Would you cower in fear and obey their every command? Or would you stay calm, secretly steal their guns out from under their noses, and defend your family? MUSIC “Wallow” by Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Great Mission” by Lee Rosevere From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Mandolin Orchestra” Bomis Prendin From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bomis_Prendin License: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcode “Olivia” by Hyson From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Hyson License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ “Qi” by Blue Dot Sessions From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Bridge is Too Far” by Laszlo Harsanyi From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi_Laszlo/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode "Time is running out. I’m sure” by Cherly KaCherly From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cherly_KaCherly/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

In September of 1777, a man widely thought to be the best shot in the British Army hid in the woods with his rifle aimed and ready to fire on a nearby target. But instead of firing, he lowered his weapon. That target was George Washington. What made this man pass up the shot? And how did that fateful decision change both of their lives and perhaps the entire course of history? MUSIC "Wounds" "Two Steps Away" "No Need Sleep" "Within the Wheel" By Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Great Mission" By Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Traces" By: Hyson From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hyson License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

One morning, a young boy washed up on the shores of Virginia. That boy would grow up to be a 6 foot 8 inch giant, whose prowess on the battlefield, where he wielded a broadsword, would grow to become the stuff of legend. So...was this Portuguese refugee a man...or a myth? MUSIC "Main Event" "Moment to Moment" By Ketsa From freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Great Mission" By Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Traces" By: Hyson From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hyson License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

When Thomas Paine took aim at God, his reputation was destroyed. Even a nation that values religious liberty as much as the United States could not abide even a hint of atheism. "Naive" "Dance With Me" "Pulsar" By: Sergey Cheremisinov From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Celestial Navigation" "Cast in Wicker" By Blue Dot Sessions From freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Great Mission" By Lee Rosevere From: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

While revolutions often require lives to be sacrificed and blood to spilled...all Thomas Paine needed was a quill. MUSIC "Qi" By Blue Dot Sessions From freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Great Mission" "Return to Earth" By Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Naive" "New Worlds" "Dance With Me" By: Sergey Cheremisinov From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "Fife Feature" "Three Little Drummers" By: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_United_States_Army_Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps/ License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Americans may never agree on what constitutes a true patriot. But there's one man to whom that title can never be denied - a man whose last thoughts and dying words were tied to the hopes of his country - Nathan Hale. MUSIC "Fife Feature: Lowlands Away/Trenton from the George Washington Show" "Drum Feature: The Rage of Cornwallis from the George Washington Show" "Three Little Drummers from the George Washington Show" By: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_United_States_Army_Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps/ License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ "The Great Mission" "Elena and Christopher" "No Other Choice" By: Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "The Bridge is Too Far" By: Laszlo Harsanyi From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi_Laszlo/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ "Celestial Navigation" "Cast in Wicker" By: Blue Dot Session From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

She was born into slavery as "Bett." But she broke those shackles and became Elizabeth Freeman. MUSIC "Victory" "Remember This Shadow" By: Komiku From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/ License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ "No Other Choice" "Return to Earth" "The Great Mission" By: Lee Rosevere From: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ License: Attribution-NonCommercial License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/