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1764—The First Year of the American Revolution
How the American Response to British Plans for Parliamentary Taxation Set in Motion the Movement for Independence The year 1764 is of extraordinary importance to the history of the American Revolution….
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Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion
On January 25, 1787, in Springfield, Massachusetts, militia Major General William Shepard ordered his cannon to fire grapeshot at a peaceful demonstration of 1,200 farmers approaching the federal arsenal. The…
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Decision at Brandywine
A detailed study of the turning point in one of the most important battles in American history The Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777, along its namesake creek…
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Gray Gold
While the histories of gold, silver, and copper mining and smelting are well studied, lead has not received much scholarly attention despite a long history of both Native American and…
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