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American Founding Articles, Essays
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- 14 visitors recommend:
The Misunderstood Mr. Jefferson
Source: Liberty Unbound
Author: David Mayer
- Jefferson biographer David N. Mayer answers Jefferson's critics, both conservative and liberal.
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- 21 visitors recommend:
A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution
Source: NARA
Author: Roger A. Bruns
- An in-depth look at the Constitutional Convention and the ratification process.
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- 10 visitors recommend:
Gadsden flag history
Source: Gadsden.info
- The fascinating story of the Gadsden flag, the defiant "Don't Tread on Me" rattlesnake symbol of American independence and freedom.
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- 13 visitors recommend:
Early American coins
Source: Coin-Collecting.info
- An introduction to early American coins, including the famous New England Pine Tree coinage and George Washington pieces.
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- 12 visitors recommend:
New York Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
Source: NARA
City: New York, State: NY
- This online exhibit features short biographies of Alexander Hamilton, John Lansing, Jr., and Robert Yates.
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- 9 visitors recommend:
Massachusetts Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
Source: NARA
City: Boston, State: MA
- This online exhibit features short biographies of Elbridge Gerry, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, and Caleb Strong.
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- 7 visitors recommend:
U.S. teens don't understand Independence Day
Source: Fox News
- Twenty-two percent of teenagers who responded to a recent survey commissioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation didn't know from what country America declared its independence -- and that's only the beginning. (07/04/01)
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'Liberty's Kids' cartoon to debut in May, 2002
Source: Yahoo News
- A new children's animated series, "Liberty's Kids," will launch on Memorial Day, 2002 on PBS. The program's stories, told through the eyes of two young teenagers working in Benjamin Franklin's print shop, will dramatize inspirational moments from the American Revolution. Walter Cronkite will do the voiceover for Franklin. (11/01)
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Text of The Declaration of Independence
Source: FoundingFathers.info
Author: Thomas Jefferson
- The full-text of the declaration from the Second Continental Congress, dated July 4, 1776.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
The Declaration of Independence: A History
Source: NARA
City: Philadelphia, State: PA
- A detailed account of the Declaration, from its drafting through its preservation today at the National Archives.
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- 10 visitors recommend:
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Source: History of the US; FoundingFathers.info
Author: Henry William Elson
City: Boston, State: MA
- The tale of Bunker Hill -- one of the most dramatic engagements of the American Revolution. It was a military victory for the British, but a moral victory for the patriot cause.
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Privateers and mariners in the Revolutionary War
Source: U.S. Maritime Service Veterans
City: Machias, State: ME
- The story of the first sea engagement of the Revolution -- started by merchant marines from Machias Bay, Maine -- plus other information about patriot privateers.
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'Don't Tread on Me' flag history
Source: NavyJack.info
Author: CDR Michel T. Poirier
- A brief history of the U.S. First Navy Jack, a flag first flown by the Continental Navy in 1775, and now flown over all U.S. Navy ships for the duration of the War on Terrorism.
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