Introduction : The birth of a new nation -- The notorious thirteen colonies -- Inching toward revolution -- A kid dies in Boston -- Weirdest tea party ever -- This means war -- The first shots -- Head and shoulders above the rest -- Thinking big : the Declaration of Independence -- We have a Declaration -- Back to the war, and it's not looking good -- Keeping the flame of revolution alive -- And more war -- The world turned upside down -- Surprising the whole world -- What happened next? -- The power of the Declaration.