The Stamp Act Nullified: Colonial Resistance in Action
Refuse to comply. That’s exactly what the people did to nullify the Stamp Act, which took effect on November 1, 1765. We’ve all heard about the fiery protests, the bold resistance, hanging in effigy of stamp distributors and the like, but there was so much more to...
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...