A Boy Soldier Under Washington: The Memoir of Daniel Granger A Boy Soldier Under Washington: The Memoir of Daniel Granger Edit by M. M. Quaife Daniel Granger, who at the tender age of thirteen years shouldered a musket and took…
Mob Attacks on Loyalists in Massachusetts August 1774 - February 1775 "the sufferings of all from mobs, rioters and trespassers" By Peter Oliver, in Origin and Progress of the American Rebellion, 1781 Appendix based on events compiled in The Boston…
Harvard’s year of exile During the American Revolution, the College moved to Concord As Harvard celebrates its 375th anniversary, the Harvard Gazette examines key moments and developments over the University’s broad and compelling history. Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775.…
The Massachusetts Revolution of 1774 The Beginning of the End of British Rule in North America By
Worcester at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War Worcester In The War Of The Revolution: Embracing The Acts Of The Town From 1705 To 1783 By Albert A. Lovell, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1870 It would be desirable, if it were…
Liberty and Order: Primary Documents By Lance Banning (From The Jack Miller Center) Within three years of the inauguration of the new federal Constitution, America’s revolutionary leaders divided bitterly over the policies most appropriate for the infant nation. Within five…
New Podcast: Washington’s Farewell Address From Colonial Williamsburg’s History.org in Podcasts When George Washington left office in 1796, he wrote down some words of advice to his successors. His words are eerily predictive of today’s political pitfalls, making them as…
By Charles R. Lampson The word privateer evokes different meanings for different people. Perhaps the definitions of both privateer and pirate will point out the subtle differences between the two. Privateer: A person who sails under a nation's or state's…
The founding fathers of our country played important roles during our the American revolution and subsequent building of our political system. Without the leadership of these seven founders beliefs we might not be where we are as a country today,…
A Memorial Day Remembrance Wallbuilders, February 2004by David Barton Americans have lost much of their knowledge of basic historical facts, particularly those relating to the American Revolution. In fact, a recent survey of high-performing college seniors found that more thought…
