
American Revolution


A Storm of Resolve: Commemorating the 248th Anniversary of the Battle of White Plains
October 28, 2024 marked the 248th anniversary of the Battle of White Plains — a fierce clash in which ordinary men faced a disciplined British army, not for glory, but for something far greater: the right to govern themselves. October 28, 1776, was a day etched into...
Before Boston: The Tea Revolt That Began in Philadelphia
The Boston Tea Party is arguably the best-known event leading up to the war for independence, but a number of leading Revolutionaries, including Benjamin Rush and John Adams, held that it actually started in Philadelphia. Resolutions adopted during a Philadelphia town...
250 Years Ago: The Forgotten Declaration that Set the Course for Independence
“To these grievous measures, Americans cannot submit.” That bold declaration helped spark coordinated resistance across the colonies in 1774. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, passed unanimously on...
Thomas Jefferson’s Solution from the Revolution
“A nullity” and “we declare these acts void” This was the bold conclusion about British Acts that Thomas Jefferson came to in his powerful 1774 pamphlet, A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Written nearly two years before the...