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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston to set the tone for the historical decade. On December 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty, many dressed in disguise as Mohawks, boarded three British ships docked in Boston harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the chilly waters of Boston Harbor in a protest known as the Boston Tea Party. After the intolerable acts passed, rebellion was in the air as the colonists liberty continued to be infringed so Governor Thomas Gage, British general over Massachusetts, directed the Redcoats to begin  warrant-less searches for arms and ammunition to prevent any uprising. Congress began to meet in secret, pray for answers, and in July of 1776, the American colonists declared their independence from England, thus starting the Revolutionary War. Symbolically, almost simultaneously, the Illuminati, a secret society with the goal of destroying all governments and religions, would be established as well.

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John Paul Jones Refuses to Surrender to the British on his Sinking Ship: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

John Paul Jones Refuses to Surrender to the British on his Sinking Ship: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

There are many different versions of the phrasing of what Continental Navy Captain John Paul Jones yelled at Royal Navy Captain Richard Pearson during the battle with H.M.S. Serapis, but no matter what Jones said, the circumstance and spirit of his famous retort is probably more meaningful. Make no mistake; John Paul Jones was an absolute nautical bad ass, as his early life and career indicates ...
George Washington's Speech to the Delaware Chiefs: “You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ.”

George Washington’s Speech to the Delaware Chiefs: “You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ.”

The Speech to the Delaware Chiefs was an address given to the Delaware Nation by General George Washington on May 12, 1779, giving them news of the situation regarding the status of the American Revolution then being fought. Claimed to be a deist by modern liberalism, Washington had given numerous statements to the contrary; his writings reflect the "blessed religion" to which he was a part; ...
Alexander Hamilton's Letter to John Jay Regarding Arming Slaves for Battle

Alexander Hamilton’s Letter to John Jay Regarding Arming Slaves for Battle

Dear Sir, Col Laurens, who will have the honor of delivering you this letter, is on his way to South Carolina, on a project, which I think, in the present situation of affairs there, is a very good one and deserves every kind of support and encouragement. This is to raise two three or four battalions  of negroes; with the assistance of the government of that ...
Samuel Adams: "While the People are Virtuous They Cannot be Subdued; but Once They Lose Their Virtue They Will be Ready to Surrender Their Liberties"

Samuel Adams: “While the People are Virtuous They Cannot be Subdued; but Once They Lose Their Virtue They Will be Ready to Surrender Their Liberties”

Samuel Adams, in a letter to James Warren: A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader ...
American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain

American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain

France entered the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1778, and assisted in the victory of the Americans seeking independence from Britain (realized in the 1783 Treaty of Paris). The example of the American Revolution was one of the many contributing factors to the French Revolution. Following the American Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was well received in France, both by the general population and the ...
Battle of Monmouth and the Legend of Molly Pitcher

Battle of Monmouth and the Legend of Molly Pitcher

According to legend, at the Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778), Mary Hays, wife of artilleryman William Hays, carried water to cool both the cannon and the soldiers in her husband’s battery—hence the nickname “Molly Pitcher.” Legend also asserts that when William Hays collapsed or was wounded, she took her husband’s place in the gun crew for the rest of the battle. To write a biography of Molly Pitcher’s ...
Gen. Washington: "To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to laud the more distinguished Character of Christian.”

Gen. Washington: “To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to laud the more distinguished Character of Christian.”

General Washington wrote at Valley Forge, May 2, 1778: “To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to laud the more distinguished Character of Christian.” ...
Washington on His Ragged Army: "men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lay on, without shoes... marching through frost and snow..."

Washington on His Ragged Army: “men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lay on, without shoes… marching through frost and snow…”

Valley forge April 21st 1778 Dr Sir On saturday evening1 I had the pleasure to receive your favor of the 16th Inst. I thank you very much for your obliging tender of a friendly intercourse between us; and you may rest assured, that I embrace it with chearfulness, and shall write you freely, as often as Leisure will permit, of such points as appear to me material ...
Did Isaac Potts Really See Washington Pray at Valley Forge?

Did Isaac Potts Really See Washington Pray at Valley Forge?

One of the legends or myths of Valley Forge is that Washington prayed for his country here. We do not say that he did not pray at Valley Forge (he assuredly did), there simply is an open question as to how he did so and if he actually was witnessed in prayer. Although this article has been added with a date of January 17, 1778, the ...
General Washington and his Troops arrive at Valley Forge

General Washington and his Troops arrive at Valley Forge

The images are heartrending, dramatic and so powerful that they are embedded in the nation's historical consciousness: Bloody footprints in the snow left by bootless men. Near naked soldiers wrapped in thin blankets huddled around a smoky fire of green wood. The plaintive chant from the starving: "We want meat! We want meat!" These are the indelible images of suffering and endurance associated with Valley Forge ...