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The Precedent-Setting President: America’s First President

Did you know that George Washington didn’t want to become the first US President? Despite his reluctance, he set many precedents which remain pillars of the office...

The Citizen Soldier in the American Revolution

America Explained

With the first shots of the American Revolution, they downed tools and ran to help in the fight for independence. This is the story of the ordinary people who helped found a...

Revolutionary Language: Slang of the 18th Century

America Explained

Did you know that hipsters were a thing back in the 18th century and were known as Macaroni? Our ancestors liked to get creative with language: especially in the world of...

Turtle Submersible: Submarine of the Revolutionary War

Museum of Artifacts That Made America

In 1775, David Bushnell pushed the limits of engineering to design a military submarine dubbed the Turtle Submersible, which he created to help the US fight back against the British Royal...

Patrick Henry – Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

Speeches That Changed America

With the country on the brink of war, lawyer and patriot Patrick Henry delivers a speech on the rights of the colonies before the Second Virginia Assembly. His words ‘give me liberty or give me death’ would become the war cry of the...

The Precedent-Setting President: America’s First President

The Citizen Soldier in the American Revolution

Revolutionary Language: Slang of the 18th Century

Turtle Submersible: Submarine of the Revolutionary War

Patrick Henry – Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

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