XPE 9039 - The American Revolution 12 contact hours (Offered as needed) Remember all the people, places, dates, and events in history about the American Revolution that you studied in high school? We did not think so. Here is a chance to refresh your memory and even learn some things you never knew before as obtained through the letters and diaries of the people of the period. This course about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. It chronicles the events leading up to the declaration of independence, the war for freedom from the British Empire, and the creation of the most exceptional and powerful country in the world.