1 00:00:01,043 --> 00:00:04,671 - The Story of Us - Rebels 2 00:00:09,468 --> 00:00:13,513 Adventurous sail across an ocean to start a new life 3 00:00:13,514 --> 00:00:15,556 A nation is born 4 00:00:15,557 --> 00:00:19,018 Which becomes the envy of the world. 5 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:21,604 But in search of freedom, 6 00:00:21,605 --> 00:00:24,565 Friends become foes, 7 00:00:24,566 --> 00:00:27,152 And these new Americans... 8 00:00:27,986 --> 00:00:33,283 Will wage a war against the world's greatest military power. 9 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:38,829 We are pioneers..And trailblazers 10 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:41,708 We fight... for freedom 11 00:00:42,417 --> 00:00:46,128 We transform our dreams into truth, 12 00:00:46,129 --> 00:00:51,343 Our struggles will become a nation 13 00:00:57,850 --> 00:01:00,685 Shiploads of businessmen and true believers 14 00:01:00,686 --> 00:01:03,104 Are crossing the Atlantic Ocean 15 00:01:03,105 --> 00:01:06,941 To create a new world. 16 00:01:08,235 --> 00:01:10,194 May 1610. 17 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:15,450 120 years after Columbus, it's still a perilous journey. 18 00:01:17,327 --> 00:01:20,246 One ship, The Deliverance, carries a cargo 19 00:01:20,247 --> 00:01:23,958 That will change America forever. 20 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:25,376 All hands over here. 21 00:01:25,377 --> 00:01:28,379 Onboard is John Rolfe, 22 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:30,923 A 24-year-old English farmer. 23 00:01:30,924 --> 00:01:34,760 Ambitious, self-reliant, visionary. 24 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:37,180 A born entrepreneur. 25 00:01:37,181 --> 00:01:40,099 What takes us 6 hours today by plane 26 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:43,561 Was then a voyage of more than two months. 27 00:01:43,562 --> 00:01:47,565 7 of the early adventurers out of every 10 28 00:01:47,566 --> 00:01:50,276 Will be dead within a year. 29 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:52,570 (Man) Land ahoy! 30 00:01:52,571 --> 00:01:55,990 But the risks are worth it. 31 00:01:55,991 --> 00:01:59,786 North America is the ultimate land of opportunity. 32 00:02:11,882 --> 00:02:16,260 A continent of vast untapped wealth. 33 00:02:16,261 --> 00:02:20,723 Starting with the most valuable resource of all... 34 00:02:20,724 --> 00:02:23,101 Land. 35 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:30,358 What will be home to more than 300 million people? 36 00:02:30,359 --> 00:02:36,239 Lies under a blanket of forest covering nearly half the land. 37 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,908 More than 50 billion trees. 38 00:02:44,414 --> 00:02:47,124 Further west, 9 million square miles 39 00:02:47,125 --> 00:02:51,128 Of vast American wilderness. 40 00:02:51,129 --> 00:02:54,883 60 million bison roam the plains. 41 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:08,145 And underground, there are rumors of gems, 44 00:03:14,862 --> 00:03:19,908 The settlers expect nothing less than El Dorado. 45 00:03:34,756 --> 00:03:36,674 But what Rolfe finds at the English settlement 46 00:03:36,675 --> 00:03:38,843 Of Jamestown... 47 00:03:38,844 --> 00:03:41,554 Is hell on Earth. 48 00:03:44,516 --> 00:03:48,519 More than 500 settlers made the journey before Rolfe. 49 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,564 Hello? 50 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:52,982 Hello? 51 00:03:52,983 --> 00:03:56,360 Barely 60 remain. 52 00:03:56,361 --> 00:04:00,198 It's called "The Starving Time." 53 00:04:02,034 --> 00:04:05,661 Having fed on horses and other animals, 54 00:04:05,662 --> 00:04:08,122 We ate boots, shoes, 55 00:04:08,123 --> 00:04:11,584 And any other leather we came across. 56 00:04:11,585 --> 00:04:12,627 Somebody, help! 57 00:04:12,628 --> 00:04:14,670 Three months before Rolfe arrives, 58 00:04:14,671 --> 00:04:16,506 A man is burned at the stake 59 00:04:16,507 --> 00:04:20,135 For killing his pregnant wife and planning to eat her. 60 00:04:24,765 --> 00:04:28,726 The English arrive unprepared for this new world 61 00:04:28,727 --> 00:04:32,813 And unwilling to perform manual labor. 62 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:34,565 Instead of livestock, 63 00:04:34,566 --> 00:04:37,652 They've brought chemical tests for gold... 64 00:04:37,653 --> 00:04:40,030 That they never find. 65 00:04:42,574 --> 00:04:46,369 And this is not their land. 66 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:50,706 They build Jamestown in the middle of 67 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:54,502 A Native American empire. 68 00:04:54,503 --> 00:05:00,091 60 starving settlers among 20,000 of the Powhatan Nation, 69 00:05:00,092 --> 00:05:03,678 Armed with bows and arrows that are up to nine times faster 70 00:05:03,679 --> 00:05:10,017 To reload and fire than an English musket. 71 00:05:10,018 --> 00:05:12,687 They're soon enemies. 72 00:05:14,857 --> 00:05:18,693 Only one in ten of the original settlers is left. 73 00:05:22,489 --> 00:05:24,574 John Rolfe didn't come to plunder and leave 74 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:28,286 Like the others. 75 00:05:28,287 --> 00:05:31,956 He's got his own plan. 76 00:05:32,875 --> 00:05:36,711 There's money in tobacco, and England is addicted. 77 00:05:40,966 --> 00:05:44,510 He's arrived with a supply of South American tobacco seeds, 78 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:48,473 But growing it is limited to the Spanish colonies. 79 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:54,062 The Spanish control the worldwide trade. 80 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:57,940 Selling tobacco seeds to foreigners 81 00:05:57,941 --> 00:06:01,694 Is punishable by death. 82 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:04,614 But John Rolfe has got his hands on some. 83 00:06:04,615 --> 00:06:07,658 No one knows how. 84 00:06:07,659 --> 00:06:10,661 And in the warm, humid climate and fertile soil 85 00:06:10,662 --> 00:06:16,876 Around the Chesapeake Bay, Rolfe's tobacco crop flourishes. 86 00:06:16,877 --> 00:06:19,462 The first large harvest produced by these seeds 87 00:06:19,463 --> 00:06:23,799 Is worth more than a million dollars in today's money. 88 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,261 The great strength of America is our people. 89 00:06:27,262 --> 00:06:29,430 If you wanna know what is the defining strength of America, 90 00:06:29,431 --> 00:06:32,850 It is our people, our immigrant tradition, 91 00:06:32,851 --> 00:06:37,021 Our bringing in cultures from all over the world. 92 00:06:37,022 --> 00:06:40,274 I know what goes into making success. 93 00:06:40,275 --> 00:06:44,612 And when somebody's really successful, it's rarely luck. 94 00:06:44,613 --> 00:06:49,534 It's talent, its brain power, it's lots of other things. 95 00:06:49,535 --> 00:06:54,414 Rolfe marries the daughter of the king of the Powhatan Empire. 96 00:06:56,250 --> 00:07:01,420 Pocahontas. 97 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:03,506 In England, Rolfe makes her a celebrity 98 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:05,049 When her face is put on a portrait 99 00:07:05,050 --> 00:07:07,301 That sells all over London, 100 00:07:07,302 --> 00:07:11,056 Advertising life in the New World. 101 00:07:13,058 --> 00:07:15,184 Shakespeare mentions the colony. 102 00:07:15,185 --> 00:07:17,562 England's rich invest money here. 103 00:07:17,563 --> 00:07:22,192 All of London knows about this land of plenty. 104 00:07:26,363 --> 00:07:32,159 Within two years, tobacco grows in every garden. 105 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,786 From a living hell, 106 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:37,791 Jamestown is America's first boomtown. 107 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:45,756 Two years later, nearly 1,000 More settlers arrive, 108 00:07:45,757 --> 00:07:49,969 Including 19 From West Africa. 109 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:53,098 Slaves. 110 00:07:54,266 --> 00:07:58,186 But some go on to own their own land in Virginia. 111 00:08:02,691 --> 00:08:05,818 12 years after the founding of Jamestown, 112 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:10,323 Africans were playing a shaping role in the creation 113 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:12,491 Of the colonies. 114 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:14,410 That's pretty incredible. 115 00:08:14,411 --> 00:08:16,495 30 years later, 116 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:21,000 There are over 20,000 Settlers in Virginia. 117 00:08:21,001 --> 00:08:25,546 America is founded on tobacco. 118 00:08:25,547 --> 00:08:27,340 For the next century and a half, 119 00:08:27,341 --> 00:08:31,094 It's the continent's largest export. 120 00:08:42,439 --> 00:08:46,108 Ten years after Rolfe arrives in Jamestown, 121 00:08:46,109 --> 00:08:49,779 Another group of English settlers lands in North America. 122 00:08:57,788 --> 00:09:00,122 They come ashore on a deserted beach 123 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:04,252 450 miles up the coast from Jamestown 124 00:09:04,253 --> 00:09:06,629 And call the place Plymouth, 125 00:09:06,630 --> 00:09:09,424 After the English port they sailed from. 126 00:09:11,343 --> 00:09:14,428 These are a different breed of settler, 127 00:09:14,429 --> 00:09:16,055 A group of religious dissidents 128 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:19,809 With faith at the center of their lives. 129 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:24,355 They made the dangerous Atlantic crossing 130 00:09:24,356 --> 00:09:28,401 Seeking religious freedom in the New World. 131 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:35,032 24-year-old apprentice printer Edward Winslow 132 00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:38,369 Arrives with a group of religious sectarians 133 00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:43,291 On a boat called the Mayflower. 134 00:09:45,460 --> 00:09:47,795 By April 1621, 135 00:09:47,796 --> 00:09:50,381 Their settlement is taking shape. 136 00:09:50,382 --> 00:09:53,718 The Mayflower returns to England. 137 00:09:59,308 --> 00:10:04,229 The Pilgrims are on their own in an unknown land. 138 00:10:05,397 --> 00:10:08,649 A great hope and inward zeal we had of laying 139 00:10:08,650 --> 00:10:10,651 Some great foundation 140 00:10:10,652 --> 00:10:13,362 For the propagating and advancing the gospel 141 00:10:13,363 --> 00:10:15,364 Of the kingdom of Christ 142 00:10:15,365 --> 00:10:19,619 In those remote parts of the world. 143 00:10:19,620 --> 00:10:21,495 They're 19 families. 144 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:25,082 Goats, chickens, pigs and dogs. 145 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:31,380 They have spinning wheels, chairs, books, guns. 146 00:10:31,381 --> 00:10:34,717 And no way home. 147 00:10:34,718 --> 00:10:38,262 If you create this environment as a land of opportunity, 148 00:10:38,263 --> 00:10:42,517 Then you're gonna attract those type of people 149 00:10:42,518 --> 00:10:44,894 Who wanna take that risk? 150 00:10:44,895 --> 00:10:47,480 Who have--? Wanna take that gamble 151 00:10:47,481 --> 00:10:53,611 And who believe in a better life. 152 00:10:53,612 --> 00:10:55,404 They were heading for the Hudson River, 153 00:10:55,405 --> 00:10:58,908 But they've landed 200 miles further north 154 00:10:58,909 --> 00:11:02,662 At the beginning of winter. 155 00:11:04,581 --> 00:11:07,708 They have arrived in the middle of a mini ice age, 156 00:11:07,709 --> 00:11:11,588 Temperatures 2 degrees colder than today. 157 00:11:14,216 --> 00:11:18,011 Winters are longer, growing seasons shorter. 158 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:28,062 The soil is poor. 159 00:11:28,063 --> 00:11:30,356 Little grows. 160 00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:33,068 Food supplies run low. 161 00:11:35,737 --> 00:11:39,491 The first three months, more than half the Pilgrims die. 162 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:46,163 William Bradford is the governor of a community 163 00:11:46,164 --> 00:11:49,041 Soon in desperate trouble. 164 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:53,880 It pleased God to visit us with death daily. 165 00:11:53,881 --> 00:11:56,674 Disease was everywhere. 166 00:11:56,675 --> 00:12:00,845 The livings were scarcely able to bury the dead. 167 00:12:00,846 --> 00:12:04,974 They died sometimes two or three a day. 168 00:12:04,975 --> 00:12:10,647 Of 100 and odd persons, scarce 50 remained. 169 00:12:11,982 --> 00:12:14,942 At times, only six are fit enough to continue 170 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:17,612 Building their shelters. 171 00:12:19,990 --> 00:12:22,784 Susanna White's husband dies that first winter. 172 00:12:26,288 --> 00:12:30,041 Edward Winslow's wife perishes a month after. 173 00:12:32,169 --> 00:12:36,422 Within weeks, White and Winslow marry. 174 00:12:36,423 --> 00:12:39,467 They'll have five children. 175 00:12:40,219 --> 00:12:42,887 Today more than 10% of all Americans 176 00:12:42,888 --> 00:12:46,641 Can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower. 177 00:12:58,028 --> 00:12:59,153 For a time, 178 00:12:59,154 --> 00:13:02,657 Plymouth provides the sanctuary they sought. 179 00:13:02,658 --> 00:13:04,784 Edward! 180 00:13:04,785 --> 00:13:07,453 Edward! 181 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:10,540 Edward, please go and look over there! 182 00:13:10,541 --> 00:13:16,421 But like Jamestown, there were others here first. 183 00:13:26,598 --> 00:13:29,684 April 1621. 184 00:13:29,685 --> 00:13:33,104 The Pilgrims have been in the New World for five months. 185 00:13:33,105 --> 00:13:36,732 Barely half survive the first winter. 186 00:13:36,733 --> 00:13:38,776 But they're not the first Europeans 187 00:13:38,777 --> 00:13:42,989 To arrive on this coast. 188 00:13:42,990 --> 00:13:44,282 Five years before, 189 00:13:44,283 --> 00:13:49,579 European ships brought light-skinned people and plague. 190 00:13:49,580 --> 00:13:53,666 Almost nine out of ten of the local people are wiped out. 191 00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:06,262 The Pokanoket people don't need enemies. 192 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:09,682 They make peace with the Pilgrims. 193 00:14:09,683 --> 00:14:12,977 They teach the English how to grow crops in sandy soil, 194 00:14:12,978 --> 00:14:15,647 Using fish for fertilizer. 195 00:14:19,318 --> 00:14:23,112 But they want something in return. 196 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:27,450 They have a common enemy-- A rival tribe. 197 00:14:27,451 --> 00:14:31,287 And the English have powerful weapons. 198 00:14:37,669 --> 00:14:39,754 The Pilgrims aren't soldiers. 199 00:14:39,755 --> 00:14:43,466 But in the New World, they have to fight to survive. 200 00:14:47,971 --> 00:14:50,431 On August 14, 1621, 201 00:14:50,432 --> 00:14:54,143 Pilgrims and Pokanoket, shoulder to shoulder, 202 00:14:54,144 --> 00:14:55,770 Will launch a surprise attack 203 00:14:55,771 --> 00:15:00,025 That will seal their future in this new land. 204 00:15:00,275 --> 00:15:03,945 It was resolved to send 14 men, well-armed, 205 00:15:03,946 --> 00:15:07,990 And to fall upon them in the night. 206 00:15:07,991 --> 00:15:12,412 Let none pass out. 207 00:15:37,938 --> 00:15:43,359 The rival tribe doesn't know what hit them. 208 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,197 Surrounded, they have no answer for English firepower. 209 00:15:49,074 --> 00:15:53,244 Pokanoket and Pilgrims find common ground... 210 00:15:53,245 --> 00:15:55,914 And a chance to survive. 211 00:16:02,379 --> 00:16:05,089 Two unlikely allies. 212 00:16:05,090 --> 00:16:09,552 A partnership all too rare in North America. 213 00:16:11,305 --> 00:16:14,015 We have found the Indians very faithful in their 214 00:16:14,016 --> 00:16:17,018 Covenant of peace with us. 215 00:16:17,019 --> 00:16:19,645 They are people without any religion 216 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:22,023 Or knowledge of any God, 217 00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:23,774 Yet very trusty, 218 00:16:23,775 --> 00:16:26,068 Quick of apprehension, 219 00:16:26,069 --> 00:16:27,904 Ripe-witted... 220 00:16:27,905 --> 00:16:31,240 And just. 221 00:16:31,241 --> 00:16:34,785 Their victory brings a period of peace to the colony. 222 00:16:34,786 --> 00:16:38,206 Their friendship is celebrated in a feast. 223 00:16:38,207 --> 00:16:42,627 In time, it will become known as Thanksgiving. 224 00:16:43,253 --> 00:16:46,088 One of the main themes in the founding of America 225 00:16:46,089 --> 00:16:48,925 Was a place to do business, 226 00:16:48,926 --> 00:16:51,427 A place to expand your horizons, 227 00:16:51,428 --> 00:16:56,015 A place to live a life of your own, 228 00:16:56,016 --> 00:16:57,642 Practice your own religion. 229 00:16:57,643 --> 00:16:59,143 Those are the basic themes that brought people 230 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:04,024 To these shores to colonize. 231 00:17:09,821 --> 00:17:12,281 It's the start of a period of prosperity 232 00:17:12,282 --> 00:17:16,077 That will transform North America. 233 00:17:19,081 --> 00:17:21,874 From Jamestown and Plymouth, their descendants grow 234 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:24,586 Across the landscape. 235 00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:31,926 As more and more people cross the Atlantic-- 236 00:17:31,927 --> 00:17:35,096 Thousands, tens of thousands, 237 00:17:35,097 --> 00:17:37,181 People with different backgrounds, 238 00:17:37,182 --> 00:17:43,855 Different reasons for being here... 239 00:17:43,856 --> 00:17:48,568 America becomes the place for everybody from everywhere. 240 00:17:50,904 --> 00:17:52,363 Rolling the dice, 241 00:17:52,364 --> 00:17:56,617 Coming together to create 13 colonies. 242 00:17:56,618 --> 00:18:00,872 From Jamestown, agriculture spreads across the South, 243 00:18:00,873 --> 00:18:06,085 Dirt farms transform into sprawling plantations. 244 00:18:06,086 --> 00:18:10,548 Irish, Germans, and Swedes push back the frontier. 245 00:18:13,010 --> 00:18:15,303 The Dutch bring commerce to a small island 246 00:18:15,304 --> 00:18:19,473 At the mouth of the Hudson River. 247 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:23,144 In time, it will be named New York. 248 00:18:24,354 --> 00:18:27,773 The colonists are 2 inches taller, and far healthier, 249 00:18:27,774 --> 00:18:30,860 Than those they left behind in Europe. 250 00:18:30,861 --> 00:18:33,237 The Puritans average eight children, 251 00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:38,534 And they are twice as likely to survive to adulthood. 252 00:18:38,535 --> 00:18:40,786 They are 20% richer 253 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:44,749 And pay only 1/4 of the taxes of those in England. 254 00:18:44,750 --> 00:18:47,293 Many still think of themselves as British, 255 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:52,256 But each generation grows further from its roots. 256 00:18:52,257 --> 00:18:55,677 Nowhere more so than Boston. 257 00:18:56,845 --> 00:18:59,931 May 9, 1768. 258 00:18:59,932 --> 00:19:02,225 Seven generations after John Rolfe's first 259 00:19:02,226 --> 00:19:04,018 Tobacco harvest, 260 00:19:04,019 --> 00:19:07,814 The British want a bigger piece of the action. 261 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,113 A British customs official springs a surprise raid 262 00:19:16,114 --> 00:19:17,657 On The Liberty, 263 00:19:17,658 --> 00:19:20,368 A ship belonging to John Hancock, 264 00:19:20,369 --> 00:19:23,079 One of the richest men in Boston. 265 00:19:25,207 --> 00:19:29,044 But Hancock's crew has other ideas. 266 00:19:35,676 --> 00:19:39,011 They're carrying 100 casks of imported wine 267 00:19:39,012 --> 00:19:43,558 And don't want to pay duty. 268 00:19:43,559 --> 00:19:47,645 It's a radical act of rebellion against taxes imposed by a king 269 00:19:47,646 --> 00:19:51,399 3,000 miles away. 270 00:19:52,651 --> 00:19:56,946 To the British, they're just common smugglers. 271 00:19:57,739 --> 00:20:00,658 This small skirmish changes everything. 272 00:20:00,659 --> 00:20:02,785 The British seize Hancock's ship, 273 00:20:02,786 --> 00:20:06,497 Triggering riots that sweep through Boston. 274 00:20:06,498 --> 00:20:09,834 We didn't wanna pay taxes to a king and to a parliament 275 00:20:09,835 --> 00:20:11,335 Where we didn't have a voice, 276 00:20:11,336 --> 00:20:14,839 And we didn't have any representation. 277 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,676 We have a natural resentment toward government, 278 00:20:18,677 --> 00:20:22,472 Which was how we were born? 279 00:20:23,515 --> 00:20:29,229 The king sends 4,000 redcoats to Boston to enforce his laws. 280 00:20:30,147 --> 00:20:33,900 Boston was a city of commerce, culture, civilization, 281 00:20:33,901 --> 00:20:35,902 And revolution, 282 00:20:35,903 --> 00:20:38,821 Unfolding right before the eyes of the colonists 283 00:20:38,822 --> 00:20:41,533 And the eyes of the British. 284 00:20:49,791 --> 00:20:52,543 October 1768. 285 00:20:52,544 --> 00:20:55,379 British soldiers clamp down on Boston, 286 00:20:55,380 --> 00:20:59,592 A port crucial to the British Empire... 287 00:20:59,593 --> 00:21:02,846 And a hub of global trade and commerce. 288 00:21:08,644 --> 00:21:12,104 Its dockyards are some of the busiest in the world, 289 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:17,444 Producing 200 ships a year from America's vast timber reserves. 290 00:21:19,947 --> 00:21:23,700 1/3 of all British shipping is built in the colonies. 291 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:32,208 Timber fuels the global economy... 292 00:21:32,209 --> 00:21:34,878 Much like oil does today. 293 00:21:41,468 --> 00:21:44,136 Across New England, marks identify the tallest, 294 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:49,809 Strongest trees selected by the crown for British ships. 295 00:21:49,810 --> 00:21:53,896 England has lost most of its forests. 296 00:21:53,897 --> 00:21:56,775 It wants American wood. 297 00:22:00,821 --> 00:22:06,409 In Boston, there's one redcoat for every four citizens. 298 00:22:06,410 --> 00:22:11,372 It's a city under occupation. 299 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:13,416 Paul Revere is a silversmith 300 00:22:13,417 --> 00:22:17,170 And one of Boston's prominent businessmen... 301 00:22:17,171 --> 00:22:19,881 An unlikely subversive. 302 00:22:19,882 --> 00:22:23,050 They formed and marched with insolent parade, 303 00:22:23,051 --> 00:22:27,471 Drums beating, fifes playing, and colors flying, 304 00:22:27,472 --> 00:22:32,518 Each soldier having received 16 rounds of powder and ball. 305 00:22:32,519 --> 00:22:35,730 He is an upper-middle-class figure, 306 00:22:35,731 --> 00:22:38,149 Someone who has risen through his own efforts, 307 00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:39,609 His own talent. 308 00:22:39,610 --> 00:22:43,112 He represents what we have created on our own 309 00:22:43,113 --> 00:22:45,364 With very little help 310 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:48,075 From our cousins across the Atlantic. 311 00:22:48,076 --> 00:22:53,372 But when revolution comes to North America... 312 00:22:53,373 --> 00:22:57,752 Revere will be at the center of it. 313 00:23:02,257 --> 00:23:06,719 Boston and the 13 colonies are an economic powerhouse, 314 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,389 Critical to Britain. 315 00:23:12,976 --> 00:23:15,478 Nearly 40% of everything exported from Britain 316 00:23:15,479 --> 00:23:18,148 Makes its way to America. 317 00:23:21,610 --> 00:23:23,778 The fishing fleet ships thousands of tons of 318 00:23:23,779 --> 00:23:26,573 Salted cod to the Caribbean. 319 00:23:29,201 --> 00:23:32,161 Returns with sugar and molasses... 320 00:23:32,162 --> 00:23:35,456 Raw material for rum. 321 00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:39,377 Taxed by the British after every exchange. 322 00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:45,591 In Africa, rum is the currency used to purchase the most 323 00:23:45,592 --> 00:23:48,261 Profitable cargo of all... 324 00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:56,894 African slaves. 325 00:23:56,895 --> 00:23:59,814 Between 1700 and 1800, 326 00:23:59,815 --> 00:24:02,567 More than 1/4 of a million Africans are brought 327 00:24:02,568 --> 00:24:04,986 To the American colonies. 328 00:24:04,987 --> 00:24:08,823 More slaves than all those who came of their own free will. 329 00:24:13,161 --> 00:24:16,956 Most wind up on large plantations in the South. 330 00:24:16,957 --> 00:24:20,376 But they're also critical to the economy of the North. 331 00:24:20,377 --> 00:24:25,089 10% of Boston's population is black. 332 00:24:25,090 --> 00:24:29,219 Boston is a melting pot, and tension is building. 333 00:24:30,179 --> 00:24:32,555 Nobody likes invaders in their homes. 334 00:24:32,556 --> 00:24:36,559 To have people here, foreigners on your soil, 335 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,813 Is something-- is a great incentive for people to fight. 336 00:24:41,398 --> 00:24:44,901 March 5, 1770: 337 00:24:44,902 --> 00:24:49,530 After three days of unrest, an angry mob roams the streets. 338 00:24:49,531 --> 00:24:51,199 Hundreds of men who lost their jobs 339 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,786 And blame the British gather on King Street 340 00:24:55,787 --> 00:24:58,331 And face off against eight redcoats 341 00:24:58,332 --> 00:25:01,001 With orders not to fire. 342 00:25:03,170 --> 00:25:08,341 What's about to happen will change America forever. 343 00:25:09,301 --> 00:25:13,095 A 17-year-old wig maker's apprentice, Edward Garrick, 344 00:25:13,096 --> 00:25:15,515 Lights the fuse. 345 00:25:20,020 --> 00:25:23,481 This is how wars start. 346 00:25:31,949 --> 00:25:34,075 Come on, let's have it! 347 00:25:37,579 --> 00:25:41,082 Private Hugh Montgomery is hit with a club. 348 00:26:17,661 --> 00:26:22,415 An African-American, Crisps Attucks, dies instantly. 349 00:26:25,878 --> 00:26:29,339 Everybody, run! 350 00:26:45,397 --> 00:26:49,192 When the smoke clears, four more are dead. 351 00:26:52,446 --> 00:26:57,409 How Boston reacts will change the course of history. 352 00:27:00,871 --> 00:27:03,206 Silversmith and political radical Paul Revere 353 00:27:03,207 --> 00:27:06,501 Causes the moment British soldiers kill five colonists 354 00:27:06,502 --> 00:27:10,505 In the streets of Boston. 355 00:27:10,506 --> 00:27:13,591 His engraving will fuel the fires of revolution 356 00:27:13,592 --> 00:27:18,805 As outrage spreads across the 13 colonies. 357 00:27:19,765 --> 00:27:23,893 Unhappy Boston sees thy sons deplore, 358 00:27:23,894 --> 00:27:28,064 Thy hallowed walks besmeared with guiltless gore, 359 00:27:28,065 --> 00:27:31,400 Whilst faithless Preston and his savage bands, 360 00:27:31,401 --> 00:27:33,486 With murderous rancor, 361 00:27:33,487 --> 00:27:36,156 Stretch their bloody hands. 362 00:27:39,701 --> 00:27:42,036 The most formidable army in the world 363 00:27:42,037 --> 00:27:45,498 Firing on an unarmed crowd. 364 00:27:45,499 --> 00:27:50,711 An explosive image with a title that says it all: 365 00:27:50,712 --> 00:27:53,172 "The Bloody Massacre." 366 00:27:53,173 --> 00:27:54,465 There was the old joke, 367 00:27:54,466 --> 00:27:56,592 "You give me a picture; I'll give you a war." 368 00:27:56,593 --> 00:27:59,637 Those who wanted to stir things up 369 00:27:59,638 --> 00:28:01,138 And to make a statement 370 00:28:01,139 --> 00:28:03,057 And maybe even lead a revolution, 371 00:28:03,058 --> 00:28:06,853 It made them able to rally others to their side. 372 00:28:09,523 --> 00:28:11,482 News spreads fast. 373 00:28:11,483 --> 00:28:13,568 The colonists are avid readers, 374 00:28:13,569 --> 00:28:16,487 A legacy from the first Bible-reading Puritans 375 00:28:16,488 --> 00:28:18,531 In Plymouth. 376 00:28:18,532 --> 00:28:22,451 Boston has the first weekly newspaper. 377 00:28:22,452 --> 00:28:26,622 There are now more than 40 papers across the colonies. 378 00:28:26,623 --> 00:28:30,543 And the new postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin... 379 00:28:30,544 --> 00:28:32,920 Has introduced a revolutionary 380 00:28:32,921 --> 00:28:35,590 Postal-delivery system. 381 00:28:38,302 --> 00:28:42,097 Night riders cut the delivery time in half. 382 00:28:43,765 --> 00:28:46,517 The communications network connecting the colonies 383 00:28:46,518 --> 00:28:49,937 Is one of the best in the world? 384 00:28:49,938 --> 00:28:54,025 And the British have no idea. 385 00:28:54,026 --> 00:28:56,945 They hope the news can be contained. 386 00:28:58,697 --> 00:29:00,406 Before news reaches England, 387 00:29:00,407 --> 00:29:04,285 Most of America knows about the Boston Massacre. 388 00:29:04,286 --> 00:29:07,121 It's a very American spirit of an idea, 389 00:29:07,122 --> 00:29:10,249 This idea that everybody should have access to knowledge. 390 00:29:10,250 --> 00:29:13,503 It's very much like that pioneering idea, 391 00:29:13,504 --> 00:29:16,797 Everybody should be able to make their way in the world. 392 00:29:16,798 --> 00:29:19,842 A printer in Connecticut can read the exact same story 393 00:29:19,843 --> 00:29:23,680 As a farmer in North Carolina. 394 00:29:25,599 --> 00:29:28,142 December 1773. 395 00:29:28,143 --> 00:29:30,478 "The Boston Gazette" breaks another story 396 00:29:30,479 --> 00:29:35,775 That will fan the flames of rebellion. 397 00:29:35,776 --> 00:29:38,236 The rising tide of anger and resentment 398 00:29:38,237 --> 00:29:41,113 Forces England's hand. 399 00:29:41,114 --> 00:29:44,992 They repeal all taxes... 400 00:29:44,993 --> 00:29:48,413 Except one, on tea. 401 00:29:49,456 --> 00:29:51,707 It's not enough. 402 00:29:51,708 --> 00:29:53,793 In one of the most famous acts of resistance 403 00:29:53,794 --> 00:29:55,670 In American history, 404 00:29:55,671 --> 00:30:00,925 Rebels dump over $1 million worth of tea in Boston Harbor. 405 00:30:02,052 --> 00:30:05,555 When someone comes along and smacks us, 406 00:30:05,556 --> 00:30:07,849 We don't turn the other cheek. 407 00:30:07,850 --> 00:30:10,769 That's not who we are. 408 00:30:13,897 --> 00:30:15,731 Move it! 409 00:30:15,732 --> 00:30:20,028 The British respond by shutting down Boston Harbor... 410 00:30:22,531 --> 00:30:27,619 One of America's busiest, wealthiest ports. 411 00:30:35,836 --> 00:30:37,879 Come on, lad. 412 00:30:38,881 --> 00:30:42,175 Hundreds lose their jobs. 413 00:30:43,051 --> 00:30:45,178 The British mean to strangle any resistance 414 00:30:45,179 --> 00:30:49,182 From the rebellious colony of Massachusetts. 415 00:30:51,935 --> 00:30:55,939 America is about to change forever. 416 00:31:02,571 --> 00:31:08,659 Tensions escalate far beyond Boston. 417 00:31:08,660 --> 00:31:10,953 Settlers are pushing west. 418 00:31:10,954 --> 00:31:15,834 Many have their eyes set on new land west of the Appalachians. 419 00:31:18,545 --> 00:31:21,047 But to protect Native American lands, 420 00:31:21,048 --> 00:31:22,882 England has banned settlements 421 00:31:22,883 --> 00:31:26,136 Along a boundary called the Proclamation Line. 422 00:31:28,514 --> 00:31:34,019 Hundreds are evicted from their homes on the frontier. 423 00:31:35,145 --> 00:31:38,022 September 5, 1774. 424 00:31:38,023 --> 00:31:40,149 We want liberty... 425 00:31:40,150 --> 00:31:41,943 Incensed at the British actions, 426 00:31:41,944 --> 00:31:45,446 56 delegates from across the colonies gather 427 00:31:45,447 --> 00:31:49,034 At the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. 428 00:31:50,702 --> 00:31:55,081 It's the first step on the road to American democracy. 429 00:31:56,083 --> 00:31:59,126 Among them are John Adams, 430 00:31:59,127 --> 00:32:00,920 Patrick Henry, 431 00:32:00,921 --> 00:32:04,841 And a gentleman landowner from Virginia 432 00:32:04,842 --> 00:32:08,177 Named George Washington. 433 00:32:08,178 --> 00:32:11,222 At a time when our lordly masters in Great Britain 434 00:32:11,223 --> 00:32:14,559 Will be satisfied with nothing less than the deprivation 435 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,769 Of American freedom, 436 00:32:16,770 --> 00:32:18,938 It seems highly necessary that something should be done 437 00:32:18,939 --> 00:32:22,901 To maintain liberty. 438 00:32:26,738 --> 00:32:30,950 Across New England, people prepare to defend themselves. 439 00:32:30,951 --> 00:32:36,581 Smuggled arms are collected and stashed in secret hideaways. 440 00:32:36,582 --> 00:32:39,375 But while many expect conflict, 441 00:32:39,376 --> 00:32:43,713 Most delegates in Philadelphia want peace with Britain. 442 00:32:43,714 --> 00:32:46,799 A military action would make a wound 443 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,428 That would never be healed. 444 00:32:51,638 --> 00:32:53,931 That's good, we don't have all day, let's go, come on. 445 00:32:53,932 --> 00:32:56,893 The First Continental Congress resolves that a British attack 446 00:32:56,894 --> 00:32:58,811 On any one colony 447 00:32:58,812 --> 00:33:02,649 Will be regarded as an attack on all of them. 448 00:33:07,779 --> 00:33:11,866 What emerges at Philadelphia is solidarity. 449 00:33:11,867 --> 00:33:17,038 The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, 450 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:23,503 New Englanders and New Yorkers are no more. 451 00:33:23,504 --> 00:33:27,048 I'm not a Virginian. 452 00:33:27,049 --> 00:33:30,051 I am an American. 453 00:33:30,469 --> 00:33:36,016 The future of the 13 American colonies hangs in the balance. 454 00:33:39,478 --> 00:33:41,938 Spring 1775. 455 00:33:41,939 --> 00:33:43,940 Near Concord, Massachusetts. 456 00:33:43,941 --> 00:33:45,525 Get in here, get those weapons stacked up. 457 00:33:45,526 --> 00:33:46,734 We haven't got all day. 458 00:33:46,735 --> 00:33:49,111 Local gunsmith Isaac Davis puts the town militia 459 00:33:49,112 --> 00:33:51,822 Through basic training. 460 00:33:51,823 --> 00:33:54,617 The American patriots knew that they were doing the right thing. 461 00:33:54,618 --> 00:33:57,245 You're starting the birth of a nation. 462 00:33:57,246 --> 00:34:00,540 You had to really believe in what you were doing. 463 00:34:00,541 --> 00:34:02,166 You've gotta keep this clean here, sir. 464 00:34:02,167 --> 00:34:04,335 If you keep that clean, it'll save your life. 465 00:34:04,336 --> 00:34:08,631 If war comes, this will be America's first line of defense. 466 00:34:08,632 --> 00:34:12,009 A volunteer home guard with weapons paid for 467 00:34:12,010 --> 00:34:15,054 By local citizens. 468 00:34:15,055 --> 00:34:17,056 Gentlemen, it's looking good, it's looking good. 469 00:34:17,057 --> 00:34:19,141 Let's have some breakfast and move out. 470 00:34:19,142 --> 00:34:22,603 They're farmers, blacksmiths, and store owners. 471 00:34:22,604 --> 00:34:28,526 A fighting force of ordinary Americans. 472 00:34:28,527 --> 00:34:31,571 The militiamen of any of the colonies were made up 473 00:34:31,572 --> 00:34:33,322 Of just its citizens. 474 00:34:33,323 --> 00:34:36,617 It was a citizen-based protection unit. 475 00:34:36,618 --> 00:34:39,161 And some of them had some skills, 476 00:34:39,162 --> 00:34:41,873 But some of them were just the carpenters. 477 00:34:41,874 --> 00:34:45,877 Some of them were just the mason or the blacksmith. 478 00:34:45,878 --> 00:34:49,046 I mean, these were e guys that-- 479 00:34:49,047 --> 00:34:52,133 They had something at stake to protect their colony. 480 00:34:52,134 --> 00:34:53,551 So they started to form together, 481 00:34:53,552 --> 00:34:56,262 Just trying to help protect each other. 482 00:34:56,263 --> 00:34:59,557 Every town across the colonies has its own militia, 483 00:34:59,558 --> 00:35:03,102 But now they're preparing to defend themselves 484 00:35:03,103 --> 00:35:07,190 Against the British Army. 485 00:35:07,191 --> 00:35:09,859 Better than yesterday, better than yesterday. 486 00:35:09,860 --> 00:35:12,445 For six generations across Massachusetts, 487 00:35:12,446 --> 00:35:15,573 Men are expected to serve as militiamen. 488 00:35:15,574 --> 00:35:16,741 In Massachusetts, 489 00:35:16,742 --> 00:35:19,368 1/3 of all men between 16 and 50 490 00:35:19,369 --> 00:35:23,873 Are ready to bear arms at a minute's notice. 491 00:35:23,874 --> 00:35:25,416 Excellent, good shot. 492 00:35:25,417 --> 00:35:27,793 We keep this up, we're gonna give those redcoats a scare, 493 00:35:27,794 --> 00:35:29,962 All right? 494 00:35:29,963 --> 00:35:35,093 The British will not stand for any armed resistance. 495 00:35:36,845 --> 00:35:40,056 April 19, 1775. 496 00:35:40,224 --> 00:35:45,019 After midnight, 900 redcoats leave their barracks in Boston 497 00:35:45,020 --> 00:35:51,150 For Lexington and Concord, about 20 miles away. 498 00:35:51,151 --> 00:35:56,031 Arrest the Rebel leaders and seize their weapons. 499 00:35:59,743 --> 00:36:03,788 News of the British attack also reaches Paul Revere. 500 00:36:03,789 --> 00:36:07,542 His midnight ride will alert local militias. 501 00:36:10,254 --> 00:36:15,842 Revere rides ahead of the British troops. 502 00:36:15,843 --> 00:36:18,511 His warning spreads from town to town, 503 00:36:18,512 --> 00:36:22,349 across the New England countryside. 504 00:36:28,897 --> 00:36:32,441 Paul Revere reaches Lexington... 505 00:36:32,442 --> 00:36:35,778 In time to spread the word. 506 00:36:35,779 --> 00:36:37,822 The British are coming. 507 00:36:37,823 --> 00:36:39,115 We need to warn the militia. 508 00:36:39,116 --> 00:36:41,785 Get 'em together. 509 00:36:42,786 --> 00:36:44,662 Come on! 510 00:36:51,587 --> 00:36:55,840 By 5:00 in the morning, 60 militiamen line up. 511 00:36:55,841 --> 00:36:59,635 They're commanded by a farmer, John Parker. 512 00:36:59,636 --> 00:37:02,597 They're faced off against hundreds of well-armed 513 00:37:02,598 --> 00:37:06,393 And highly experienced British soldiers. 514 00:37:10,522 --> 00:37:14,818 What happens next will transform the world forever. 515 00:37:18,363 --> 00:37:22,575 Sunrise, April 19, 1775. 516 00:37:24,161 --> 00:37:30,583 On one side 60 men, poorly armed and barely trained. 517 00:37:30,584 --> 00:37:31,876 On the other, 518 00:37:31,877 --> 00:37:35,713 Hundreds of the most powerful army in the world. 519 00:37:35,714 --> 00:37:38,424 Men who have only been active for a handful of months 520 00:37:38,425 --> 00:37:42,720 vs. an army that in the past 20 years 521 00:37:42,721 --> 00:37:46,182 Has fought on five continents 522 00:37:46,183 --> 00:37:49,560 And defeated everything in its path. 523 00:37:49,561 --> 00:37:51,020 For these Rebels, 524 00:37:51,021 --> 00:37:55,441 The fight is for nothing less than freedom itself. 525 00:37:55,442 --> 00:37:58,819 These guys were revolutionaries, they were scallywags, 526 00:37:58,820 --> 00:38:00,321 They were rebels, 527 00:38:00,322 --> 00:38:03,157 Some of them were gentlemen farmers, 528 00:38:03,158 --> 00:38:05,117 Some of them were overeducated, 529 00:38:05,118 --> 00:38:07,828 Some of them were undereducated. 530 00:38:07,829 --> 00:38:10,623 It really was the birth of a nation. 531 00:38:10,624 --> 00:38:14,043 The Lexington Militia gathers on the village common. 532 00:38:14,044 --> 00:38:16,838 Dairy farmers and shopkeepers. 533 00:38:16,839 --> 00:38:21,634 But also among them are free African-Americans and slaves. 534 00:38:22,678 --> 00:38:25,304 It is a unique experience that African-Americans 535 00:38:25,305 --> 00:38:27,723 Have had in the military in America. 536 00:38:27,724 --> 00:38:31,769 African-Americans fought for the country 537 00:38:31,770 --> 00:38:33,980 Even before it was a country. 538 00:38:33,981 --> 00:38:38,651 African-Americans like Prince Estabrook. 539 00:38:40,529 --> 00:38:42,154 Give me training. 540 00:38:42,155 --> 00:38:44,782 You give me a weapon, and I can perform 541 00:38:44,783 --> 00:38:47,034 As well as you can. 542 00:38:47,035 --> 00:38:49,370 Then there's no power on Earth 543 00:38:49,371 --> 00:38:52,081 That's gonna hold me down forever. 544 00:38:52,082 --> 00:38:54,542 Stand your ground. 545 00:38:54,543 --> 00:38:58,087 Don't fire unless fired upon. 546 00:38:58,088 --> 00:39:02,800 But if we mean to have war, let it begin here. 547 00:39:02,801 --> 00:39:06,888 Captain John Parker once fought on the side of the British. 548 00:39:08,849 --> 00:39:12,686 1/4 of the men standing at his side are related to him. 549 00:39:24,656 --> 00:39:30,078 No one knows who fires the first shot at Lexington... 550 00:39:30,913 --> 00:39:34,749 But it's the shot heard 'round the world. 551 00:39:37,419 --> 00:39:40,254 I mean, the redcoats, that's intimidating, 552 00:39:40,255 --> 00:39:41,255 The way they move, 553 00:39:41,256 --> 00:39:42,340 The way they march, 554 00:39:42,341 --> 00:39:45,843 The way they execute on that open space. 555 00:39:45,844 --> 00:39:46,969 I imagine, on some level, 556 00:39:46,970 --> 00:39:50,056 For the guy who works the printing press, 557 00:39:50,057 --> 00:39:52,725 This is overwhelming beyond anything you could 558 00:39:52,726 --> 00:39:55,520 Possibly articulate in words. 559 00:39:59,191 --> 00:40:00,984 Fire! 560 00:40:22,089 --> 00:40:26,050 Prince Estabrook is hit in the first volley. 561 00:40:26,051 --> 00:40:30,137 No army in the world can stand toe-to-toe with the British, 562 00:40:30,138 --> 00:40:32,849 Let alone a ragtag militia. 563 00:40:37,437 --> 00:40:39,439 Fire! 564 00:40:40,107 --> 00:40:44,194 The British fired up to four times the rate of the militia. 565 00:41:12,639 --> 00:41:15,183 Within minutes of the first shots fired at Lexington, 566 00:41:15,184 --> 00:41:19,187 Eight Patriots are dead, ten wounded. 567 00:41:19,188 --> 00:41:22,399 The American Revolution has begun. 568 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:30,531 The redcoats reach Concord at 9:00 in the morning. 569 00:41:30,532 --> 00:41:35,494 Acting on a tipoff from colonists loyal to the crown, 570 00:41:35,495 --> 00:41:39,332 They raid the militia's arms stash. 571 00:41:39,333 --> 00:41:43,419 But the Rebels have got there first... 572 00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:46,423 Hiding almost everything. 573 00:41:47,674 --> 00:41:51,511 That's good, we don't have all day, let's go, come on. 574 00:42:06,777 --> 00:42:10,071 They continue to search for weapons, 575 00:42:10,072 --> 00:42:13,908 Giving the Patriots more time to spread the word. 576 00:42:19,248 --> 00:42:23,168 The militia gathers just outside the town of Concord. 577 00:42:26,588 --> 00:42:27,964 By late morning, 578 00:42:27,965 --> 00:42:31,509 More than 1,000 have arrived from the surrounding villages. 579 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:40,894 Their plan, to defend their towns against the British. 580 00:42:42,229 --> 00:42:44,314 Let's go! 581 00:42:54,408 --> 00:42:58,411 The British soldiers left their barracks 15 hours ago. 582 00:42:58,412 --> 00:43:03,541 And now they face a 20-mile march back to Boston. 583 00:43:20,601 --> 00:43:24,437 Shattered lives... 584 00:43:24,438 --> 00:43:29,400 An occupied city... 585 00:43:29,401 --> 00:43:34,614 Blood in the streets of Boston... 586 00:43:34,615 --> 00:43:37,283 And now Lexington. 587 00:43:42,915 --> 00:43:47,627 A people unified in the fight against tyranny. 588 00:43:51,882 --> 00:43:56,136 Now the Patriots have their chance. 589 00:44:04,228 --> 00:44:07,563 Gunsmith and militia leader Isaac Davis takes a bullet 590 00:44:07,564 --> 00:44:09,566 Through the heart. 591 00:44:32,214 --> 00:44:34,006 The Patriots seize the upper hand 592 00:44:34,007 --> 00:44:37,469 And intend to make the British soldiers pay. 593 00:44:41,598 --> 00:44:43,808 They shadow the redcoats' march, 594 00:44:43,809 --> 00:44:46,770 Firing on them the entire way. 595 00:44:47,563 --> 00:44:50,273 1/3 are killed or wounded. 596 00:44:58,365 --> 00:45:01,951 Seven generations after the first settlers left England, 597 00:45:01,952 --> 00:45:04,495 In search of prosperity and freedom, 598 00:45:04,496 --> 00:45:08,333 Their descendants will have to fight for these rights. 599 00:45:21,889 --> 00:45:24,390 Standing in their way is the might of the world's 600 00:45:24,391 --> 00:45:27,143 Greatest military superpower. 601 00:45:34,610 --> 00:45:38,613 And they're not about to give up their colonies lightly.