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...
The British Army is at your door. They need a room. What do you do? For thousands of civilians living in cities occupied during the...
On March 17, 1776, the British evacuated Boston—driven out not by a pitched battle, but by the sight of cannon perched on Dorchester...
What happens after the revolution? Thomas Paine’s Common Sense made the case for independence, but Paine himself understood that...
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...