On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Over the weeks that followed, Americans gathered...
The engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence is on display at the National Archives building in Washington, DC. Millions of...
What does it mean to escape? For David George, who was born enslaved in Virginia in the 1740s, the answer was never simple. He escaped his...
Thomas Jefferson wrote about 30 grievances against King George III in his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Congress adopted 27...
What happens when the most important document in American history leaves the room where it was written, with no plan for how to tell the...
What if the American Revolution didn’t just create the United States, but also created Australia? And what if the Muslim ruler of...
What would you fight for if you were free but still not equal? In 1777, brothers William and Benjamin Frank answered that question by...
The American Revolution wasn’t just a War for Independence. The Revolution was part of a wider age of revolutions that reshaped the...
When we think of the American Revolution, it’s easy to focus on famous battles like Saratoga or Yorktown, iconic leaders like George...
What if the key to understanding American politics in the Founding Era wasn’t just in the halls of Congress, but in the human body...