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.
The old North Bridge was the scene of a battle between Patriots and Redcoats on the 19th of April, 1775. It remains a famous American landmark.
Although they had been successful at Lexington, the British Regulars were not as fortunate at Concord.
Using unexpected strategy, American generals surprise the British military and turn the tide of the Revolutionary War.
In 1775, Francis Marion was elected to South Carolina's Provincial Congress.
King George III, of Britain, is widely viewed as the man who "lost America." Is that a fair view?
Thomas Jefferson called George Mason (17251792), one of our truly great men.
George Washington, born in 1732, was a "Founding Father" of America. Learn about his life, who he was as a man and his surprising role model.
After Patriots forced General Howe and his fleet out of Boston, the Brits sailed into New York Harbor in June of 1776. It was the start of a planned ...
General Washington wanted to capture the turn-coat Benedict Arnold. To help him achieve that goal, he needed John Champe (a trusted Patriot) to fake h...
Although a committee of five men are assigned to draft a Declaration of Indepenence, for the thirteen American Colonies, it is Thomas Jefferson, princ...
John Adams, who was part of the Declaration-of-Independence-drafting committee, argued in favor of approving Lee's Resolution to sever the colonies' t...
John Dunlap played a key role in disseminating important news of the day in his printed broadsides. He produced the first printed versions of America'...
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