HIST 116: The American Revolution
HIST 116: The American Revolution Professor Joanne Freeman Yale University This Yale College course, taught on campus twice per week for 50 minutes, was recorded for Open Yale Courses in Spring 2010 and is available free online. The American Revolution…
From the Log of the USS Constitution
Habits on the USS Constitution The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea.…
Hancock departs Harvard with its Money and Papers
"Considering the present appearance of public affairs," are the words, "and that the Treasurer will soon be obliged to attend the Congress in Philadelphia, where he may be long detained; and being desirous to relieve the Treasurer from such a burden on his mind,
Spain and the Independence of the United States
Spain and the Independence of the United States By Thomas e. Chavez Spanish forces overran the British lines during the climacticBattle of Pensacola (1781). In December 1785, George Washington, “recently retired to the country life,” wrote to the Spanish minister…
An Alarm from Lexington
The story of the letter's five day journey as it was carried by post rider three hundred and fifty miles through Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey to Philadelphia, and the excitement and reaction to its news, is unique in our nation's history. Although the letter originated in Watertown, Massachusetts, at the eastern end of the Boston-Worcester road, its story begins in Boston about six miles to the southeast.
A meeting of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress was scheduled for April 19th in Concord. Dr. Joseph Warren, in Boston, a zealous champion of American liberty, learned of a British march into the countryside in an effort to disrupt the meeting and to capture the leaders. Warren dispatched William Dawes and Paul Revere by separate routes to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Lexington. While Dawes road toward Lexington, Revere implemented a prearranged plan to alert a series of alarm riders and had two signal lanterns placed in the North Church belfry before setting out for Lexington. Both men reached Lexington
After Long Omission, National Parks To Honor Minorities In Revolution
After Long Omission, National Parks To Honor Minorities In Revolution Information About Blacks, Others Will Be Included In National Park Exhibits By Michael Kilian Chicago Tribune Staff Writer BALTIMORE — The National Park Service has launched a pioneering initiative to…
English letter of April 1775 on the Attack at Lexington and Concord
The Massachusetts Rebellion at Lexington and Concord
Patriots Day: The Massachusetts Rebellion at Lexington and Concord Letter from Isaac Merrill (1708-1787) to John Currier 19 April 1775 Written by Merrill, a Colonel of militia, sending an account of the American militia’s opposition to British troops at Lexington…
The Influence of Cambridge in the Formation of the Nation
The Influence of Cambridge in the Formation of the Nation By Andrew P. Peabody, D. D. CAMBRIDGE was the first capital of our infant Republic, the cradle of our nascent liberty, the hearth of our kindling patriotism. Before the 3d…