Capture Of Fort William And Mary Features

Capture Of Fort William And Mary

In December 1774, the nation was on the brink of war. There were many incidents that could have set off the actions that led to the war. This one inci...

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George Washington At Home Features

George Washington At Home

Our national archives hosts a vast number of written materials from our founding fathers - among them, a daily journal of George Washington (GW). What...

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The Life, Times, Death And Legacy Of Thomas Paine Features

The Life, Times, Death And Legacy Of Thomas Paine

---Another article from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026.On 30 November 1774, Thomas Paine arrived in Philadelphia. He w...

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Loyalists Signaled An Important Change In Colonial Political Climate Features

Loyalists Signaled An Important Change In Colonial Political Climate

In 1774, the phenomenon known as loyalism first appeared, as did the term “Loyalist.” The emergence of people who called themselves Loyali...

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Condemnation From The King Features

Condemnation From The King

The Suffolk Resolves were signed on 9 September 1774 vigorously protesting the Intolerable Acts enacted by the British Parliament the same year. Josep...

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Happy Birthday To The US Marines Features

Happy Birthday To The US Marines

The history of the Marine Corps began when two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on 10 November 1775 in Philadelp...

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The White House Features

The White House

On November 1, 1800, President John Adams, in the last year of his only term as president, moved into the newly constructed President’s House, t...

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Annapolis Tea Party Features

Annapolis Tea Party

More than 250 years after it happened, the Boston Tea Party remains one of the most popular images of the Revolutionary period. That’s no surpri...

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The Daughters Of Liberty Features

The Daughters Of Liberty

Much has been written about the Sons of Liberty and their role in propelling the rebellion of the American colonies. Their counter parts, the Daughter...

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The Ladies Of The Edenton Tea Party And Its Aftermath Features

The Ladies Of The Edenton Tea Party And Its Aftermath

In October 1774, 51 ladies from Edenton and the surrounding area signed a statement, dated October 25, 1774, supporting the resolutions passed by the ...

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Leading Up To The Edenton Tea Party Features

Leading Up To The Edenton Tea Party

Tea was important to colonists for a couple of reasons. Drinking tea was safer than drinking water, although they did not know at that time that it de...

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Notes Of Debates From The Continental Congress Features

Notes Of Debates From The Continental Congress

Within the National Archives, the diary of our future President John Adams is held. Reading his notes from 28 July 1774 provide great insight into the...

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Georgia – The Outlier Features

Georgia – The Outlier

The colonies elected delegates to the First Continental Congress in various ways. Some delegates were elected through their respective colonial legisl...

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Who Were William Hooper, Joseph Hewes & Richard Caswell? Features

Who Were William Hooper, Joseph Hewes & Richard Caswell?

The First Provincial Congress elected three delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. These three delegates were witness and party ...

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The Beginnings Of Self Government Features

The Beginnings Of Self Government

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026, we learn more about the beginnings of ...

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Patriot Turned Pirate Features

Patriot Turned Pirate

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026, we learn more about Samuel Ross Mason....

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