Home of the Brave

HOTB.1.1-A Forest Standing in Water

John Smith and his men face starvation and hostile warriors as they establish the colony at Jamestown.

HOTB.1.2-La Belle Sauvage

The colonists at Jamestown struggle to survive and John Smith is rescued by an unlikely friend.

HOTB.1.3-Sedition of a Revolutionary Kind

The Pilgrims flee King James and get caught in a civil war in Holland before eventually making the perilous journey to New England.

HOTB.1.4-All Men Have This Corruption

Squanto escapes from slave traders and returns to New England where he helps the Pilgrims make peace with the native tribes.

HOTB.1.5-Errand into the Wilderness

Benjamin Franklin flees his brother in Boston and establishes himself in Philadelphia.

HOTB.1.6-The Whistling of Bullets

A young Lt. Col. George Washington ambushes a French force leading to war between England and France.

HOTB.1.7-No Taxation Without Representation

Relations between the American Colonies and the King deteriorate following the French and Indian War, culminating in the American Revolution!

HOTB.1.8-To the Last Extremity

The American Revolution heats up as the Continental Congress declares Independence!

HOTB.1.9-By the Blood from their Feet

The British attempt cut the colonies in half, as Benjamin Franklin negotiates an alliance with France.

HOTB.1.10-A Republic if You Can Keep It.

The United States has finally won its Independence, but the challenges of establishing a government are only just begining.