Every American is familiar with the Declaration of Independence. The document is often seen […]
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Home Grown Terrorists
The Civil War was over, but white terror organizations like the Ku Klux Klan and Knights of the White Camellia fought a new war against Republicans and African Americans.
Black History
Facts, Information And Articles About Black History In The United States.
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Daily Quiz for November 30, 2012
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," are the words on this American patriot.
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He Was America’s Most Renowned Patriot — Until He Refused to Sign the Declaration of Independence
John Dickinson and other moderates debated whether war with Britain outweighed the real benefits colonists enjoyed as subjects of the king.
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Daily Quiz for April 22, 2010
The resolution to withdraw all American colonies "from all allegiance to the British Crown" and declare their independence was read in 1776 by this man.
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The First American Victory: Ethan Allen Takes Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen’s capture of Fort Ticonderoga gave American colonists their first victory over British troops in the American War for Independence.
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Daily Quiz for July 10, 2007
In 1776, when he was a delegate to the Continental Congress, this man rode 80 miles on horseback so that he would be on time to cast his vote for independence.
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George Washington: Defeated at the Battle of Long Island
After the American commander in chief suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Long Island, he turned to a crack regiment from Massachusetts to save the army.
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Battle of Princeton
Facing Maj. Gen. George Washington’s army at Assunpink Creek on January 2, 1777, Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis expected to ‘bag the fox’ the following day, but the next morning brought an unpleasant surprise–the fox had vanished.