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What is the Magna Carta?

America Explained, American Chronicles

It was written over 1,000 years ago, and commissioned by an English King – so what makes the Magna Carta one of the most important documents in US...

Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

America Explained, American Chronicles

Benjamin Franklin wasn’t just a founder of the United States, he was also a writer, inventor, scientist, statesman, and a huge celebrity in the thirteen...

Why Did the Colonies Declare Independence?

Things You Didn't Know

In the late 1770s, U.S. patriots banded together to declare independence from Great Britain. But why did they want their independence and what kind of country did they want the United States to...

What is Common Sense? (Thomas Paine)

America Explained, American Chronicles

It’s one of the most important documents in US history, but how did Thomas Paine’s 47-page pamphlet, Common Sense, turn the tide of the American Revolutionary...

John Adams: The President Who Defended the Redcoats

America Explained

He was a fierce patriot and Founding Father – so why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of murder following the Boston Massacre of...
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