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While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the nation's founding.

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Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on this 250th anniversary.

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"Florida was tremendously important in the American Revolution, even though few people know about its role," said Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D., a University of North Carolina history professor, in an email.

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the nation's founding.

The most sensational rumor going back more than a century, is that Margaret Kemble Gage, the wife of the British general, helped tip off the American Revolution.