"It's the dead of night in Boston Harbor and our intrepid reporters, Sarah and James, spot colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians sneaking aboard British ships and dumping tons of tea overboard. This act of defiance against the British authority is a defining moment of the American Revolution. It's then on to Lexington and Concord, where citizens calling themselves "Minutemen" take up arms against the powerful, experienced British army of "redcoats."...

Students discover how events in Boston set the colonies on the road to revolution and independence. Archival material, re-enactment footage and commentary from 'Paul Revere, ' bring the events leading to the Revolutionary War to life.

"Tired of getting history from a dusty old book? In a fast fun style all his own, Dave Stotts, drives through Italy, Spain, England and Holland tracking down the story of Christopher Columbus, and America's Pilgrims. Then it's on to Boston, Lexington and Concord to see the historic beginnings of the Revolutionary War. As always, Dave includes the Christian influences that have shaped history."--Container.