June 1776 the congress calls for a vote on the issue of independence. This is one of the most pivotal votes and if they don't have a unanimous decision this could take all the wind out of the movement. Thomas Jefferson will be given the responsibility to write the Declaration.

We continue to follow Clinton's Campaign in the south.  They will attempt to capture the city of Charleston but first they have to silence the fort on Sullivan's Island.

We are moving from the North and begin talking about Henry Clinton moving south to open up another front.

Since talking about Henry Knox and the "Noble Artillery Train," I thought I would take this episode to talk about all the different types of artillery that we would run into on the 18th century battlefield.

Henry Knox does the impossible as he carts cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge.

Thomas Paine penned one of the definitive works of the revolution and though Common Sense is remembered little is known about the author.

In this year end episode we end our Canada story by discussing the Canada committee, the British relief army arrival and the Continental retreat.

We continue to follow the Continental Army in the North and discuss what changes are being made in the new year of 1776.

The battle lines are drawn and the first major conflict of the American revolution is taking place in Quebec Canada.  If the Patriots win they could expel a serious threat from the north.

Montgomery has taken all the outposts all that is left before him is Montreal.  How to take the city with minimal effort cause after he has to meet up with Arnold and take Quebec City.