Charles Bettisworth was born in King George County, Va., on Nov. 23(4), 1754. He enlisted in the Continental Army when only 18 years of age, three years after the battle ...

From resistance to revolution : colonial radicals and the development of American opposition to Britain, 1765-1776 by Maier, Pauline, 1938-2013 Publication date 1991 Topics American Revolution ...

Charles Wissinger has been doing living history presentations since 2003. This Sunday, July 13, he'll take on the role of the ...

Books About the American Revolution Last updated: July 9, 2025 by Regan McMahon The American colonial period and the Revolutionary War for independence from Britain are rich subjects for kids. From ...

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs is the story of how Grace Lee sought to better understand the life of this Asian American woman who is three times her age. Her approach works ...

Ravaged plantations. Houses burned to the ground. A father’s dying words for his son to avenge him. Hilton Head may not have been the site of a major Revolutionary War battle, but it was the site of ...

In the summer of 1964, Charles McLaurin led a group of Freedom Summer volunteers in an effort to register voters in rural Mississippi. In 2014, he journeyed back to the small towns he worked in ...

Those who attended the 300th birthday party for the comte de Rochambeau celebrated his partnership with Washington, and the civil way they made decisions.

Britain’s tariff policies on Indian goods were not just economic measures; they were tools to maintain imperial control over ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...

This story accompanies the article about Lafayette200 events, "Marquis de Lafayette toured Lancaster 200 years ago." ...