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When the Second Continental Congress met in June 1775, they were not prepared for what they found. Several months earlier on April 19 the…
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“Pennies make dollars” is a phrase that has been around a long time and we all know what it means. But, how many pennies…
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The American Revolution was very much a case of David versus Goliath. A relatively small group of colonists decided that they wanted to break…
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It’s one thing to make speeches about declaring independence, or to assemble militias and discuss battle tactics against the enemy. It’s quite another thing…
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The American army during the Revolution consisted of three basic varieties of units—militia, state troops, and the Continental Army. Beginning with the earliest communities,…