On the night of September 6, 1776, a new form of warfare began in New York Harbor. Sgt. Ezra Lee maneuvered a small, one-man, American-made […]
When Americans think about the Revolutionary War, they often picture the great battles fought between George Washington’s army and the British. But in 1776, another […]
The Battle of Long Island ended on August 27th in a serious American defeat. General George Washington and the Continental Army had been pushed back […]
In the summer of 1776, America had declared its independence, but independence was far from secure. The British were determined to crush the rebellion, and […]
The Daughters of Liberty emerged in 1766 during the crisis surrounding the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act, passed by Parliament in 1765, imposed a tax […]
One of the most common questions about the Declaration of Independence is, “If we celebrate Independence Day on July 4, why wasn’t the Declaration signed […]
As Americans celebrated the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in early July 1776, the war for that independence was already spreading across the colonies. […]
In the summer of 1776, America stood at a turning point. The thirteen colonies had declared their independence from Great Britain, but that bold decision […]
When we think of the heroes of the Revolutionary War, names such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Patrick Henry usually come to […]
On July 2, 1776, while delegates in Philadelphia were voting to declare the American colonies free and independent from Great Britain, another event of enormous […]
One reason the Declaration of Independence has remained one of history’s greatest political documents is its remarkable wording. Thomas Jefferson did not simply write a […]
When the Continental Congress decided in June 1776 that the American colonies should become independent from Great Britain, the delegates faced an important task: explaining […]