Britain's colonists in America were upset when Parliament passed laws interfering with their way of life. The colonies declared themselves independent and fought a war to end British control as the stories in this collection reveal.
This image depicts the original resolution, put before the Second Continental Congress by Henry Lee, to break America’s ties with Great Britain:...
Parliament requires all newspapers with mastheads to be printed on specially embossed paper, but what if the news gets printed on paper without a mast...
Thomas Jefferson's completed draft of the Declaration of Independence was written in his own hand. This image depicts the original document and ...
Benjamin Franklin came through for America when he negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France on February 6, 1778.
Image of George Mason's handwritten Declaration of Rights which he drafted in May, 1776.
Image of General Washington's letter to General Clinton concerning John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of the second page of General Washington's letter to General Clinton concerning John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.
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