All posts tagged "continental congress"
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11.6K7ConnecticutThe Railroading of Silas Deane, or How To Destroy a Patriot’s Reputation for 225 Years
Early in the American Revolution, Silas Deane worked without salary and spent much of his own money persuading the French to send...
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13.6K32MassachusettsSam Adams Walked Into a Tavern and Started a Revolution
Sam Adams was a devout Puritan who brought his religious convictions to the fight for American liberty. That did not mean he...
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4.2K4MassachusettsIndependence Day, 1776: John Adams Gets the Date Wrong
John Adams famously predicted the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence would be cause for great celebration, but he...
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4.6K3MassachusettsGeorge Washington Leaves Philadelphia With Some Serious Misgivings
George Washington left Philadelphia on June 23, 1775, to take command of the Continental Army troops in Cambridge, Mass. As he left...
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12.2K7MassachusettsBaron von Steuben Shows the Army a Bayonet Is Not a Grilling Tool
An impoverished Prussian nobleman named Baron Friedrich von Steuben showed up in Valley Forge on Feb. 23, 1778, and taught the Continental...
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11.3K15Politics and MilitaryEat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...
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