Benedict Arnold:
James, Sarah and Henri are there when Arnold tries to hand West Point over to British (9/21/80). Arnold’s plot is uncovered when his accomplice Major Andre is captured (9/23/80). Sarah, especially, is upset by her former friend’s treason.

Deborah Samson, Soldier of the Revolution:
Deborah Samson masquerades as a man so she can enlist in the Continental army (5/20/1782-10/23/83). Washington and French general Rochambeau disagree on whether to try to retake New York or move south against Cornwallis (1/81-5/81). Sarah meets the courageous Deborah Samson. James and Henri, accompanying Washington, meet Rochambeau.

Conflict in the South:
General Nathanael Greene replaces Horatio Gates as the American commander in the south (10/16/80). Trying to win the hearts and minds of the Southern populace, he leads Cornwallis on a six-month chase that exhausts the British troops and leads Cornwallis to move into Virginia (12/80-3/81). Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson is forced by Benedict Arnold to abandon the Governor’s residence in Richmond. James and Henri follow the ups and downs of Greene’s efforts. Sarah discusses slavery with Thomas Jefferson.

James Armistead:
Virginia slave James Armistead joins Lafayette and spies on Benedict Arnold (3/81). Then, working as a double agent, Armistead provides false information to British General Cornwallis (7/81). With news that de Grasse’s French fleet is headed for Chesapeake Bay, Washington abandons plans to attack New York (8/14/81). His Excellency resolves to move his troops to Virginia to join with the French fleet and trap Cornwallis in Yorktown. Sarah and Henri go from camp to camp with Lafayette as he jousts with Cornwallis, then worry over the fate of James Armistead. James follows the maneuvering of Washington and Henry Knox. Moses learns from Sarah that his brother Cato is fighting with Cornwallis’s forces.

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Liberty's Kids is the animated adventures of two teenage reporters as they cover the events of the Revolutionary War for Ben Franklin’s newspaper, The Philadelphia Gazette.