Extraordinary events are portrayed such as the Continental Army's secret crossing of the East River (NY), Benedict Arnold as a British general raiding Richmond (VA), the Battle of Saratoga (NY) influencing the French to enter the war, the constant enmity between local Loyalists and Patriots that turned neighbor against neighbor, the long-term occupation of American cities by British forces, the significance of the Patriot military successes at Trenton (NJ) and Kings Mountain (SC), women contributing to the Revolutionary War effort which includes the Women's Tea Party of Edenton (NC), the Franco-American victory at Yorktown (VA) that ended the war, the chaos and the numerous locations of the Continental Congress that nonetheless produced groundbreaking documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.