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How were the people of British North America governed, and how did they protest to make there voices heard?

Which events over the course of a decade shaped the revolutionary decision-making of the colonists?

Trace how the idea of gaining independence rose through colonies, even as tensions rose and support became more dangerous.

Not every colonist supported independence from Great Britain. Read about which colonists objected to independence and how they resisted.

The Revolutionary War forced many people to choose a side, even if they did not want to. Read about the people and perspectives caught in between.

Learn about who drafted the Declaration of Independence and how they drafted the document as the Revolutionary cause hung in the balance.

July 4 may have been the day that the Declaration of Independence was approved, and a new nation emerged, but the consequences of the Declaration would extend far into the future.

View a timeline of important dates and years from the Museum's Season of Independence interactive feature.

Season of Independence modular activities have been designed in alignment with history standards from the National Center for History in the Schools.

Introduce students to the scope, depth, and diversity of British North America and the British Empire in the years preceding the Declaration of Independence.