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“I desire you would remember the ladies”—March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams After reading the “Most Overrated Revolutionary” and the “Most…
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“The day will be most memorable in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations…
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There are countless reasons why and how people do things for amusement. But, in Colonial America there were at least three reasons that influenced…
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Colonial Americans loved their rum – and their port, and their Madeira, and their beer. Many of them were confident that alcohol could cure…
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Who can call to mind the Pine Tree Riot? Until recently, this act of defiance to accepting British authority was one with which I…