THE GROWING ANGER -- The aftermath of victory -- The new king -- The stamp act -- Resistance! -- THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION -- The second round -- First blood -- Sam Adams and tea -- Boston under siege -- THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE -- The revolution begins -- From Concord to Bunker Hill -- Boston liberated -- The Declaration of Independence -- HOWE VERSUS WASHINGTON -- Foreign aid -- Struggle for New York -- Retreat across New Jersey -- Counterattack across the Delaware -- THE TURNING POINT -- Burgoyne's invasion -- Burgoyne's surrender -- The French alliance -- The war on the frontier -- THE ROAD TO VICTORY -- France takes part -- Cowardice and treason -- The Americans hang on -- Decision in Virginia -- THE ROAD TO NATIONHOOD -- After the war -- The fading confederation -- The Constitutional Convention -- The adoption of the constitution -- ORGANIZING THE NATION -- The new government -- The new finance -- The new states -- The Indians -- THE FEDERALIST DOMINATION -- Settling the boundaries -- The French revolution -- Hamilton and Adams -- Crisis with France -- THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE -- The presidential tie -- The nation is doubled -- Judges and traitors -- Caught between the giants -- THE PLUNGE INTO WAR -- The beginning of change -- Resort to arms -- Disaster and triumph -- On the Great Lakes -- SAFELY THROUGH -- Battle in the north -- Battle in the center -- Battle in the south -- The aftermath of peace.