Boston is the first major city visited in Assassin's Creed III.
After the introductory sequences, the game places players in colonial Boston, where the protagonist Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor, begins his involvement in the American Revolution. Boston serves as one of the game's principal urban environments and is connected to nearby wilderness and other travel routes.
The game is set in the eighteenth century, with major events taking place during the American Revolutionary War. New York is another central city in the campaign, but it is not the first major city introduced after the opening sections. Philadelphia appears in downloadable content rather than serving as the main initial city.
Assassin's Creed III also includes frontier areas, naval missions, and historical figures such as George Washington, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. The game's colonial North American setting distinguishes it from Black Flag's Caribbean world and Unity's revolutionary Paris.