#american-revolution

#american-revolution

New England’s cod production in the 1700s was so abundant that it saturated the British market, leading to trade opportunities with Catholic countries due to the Pope's meatless days.

People celebrating this holiday weekend may have different ideas about what sparked the American Revolution: a yearning for liberty; a revulsion at taxation without representation; or a desire to have a national sport where players can touch the ball with their hands.

The Declaration of Independence presented a revolutionary idea that government exists to protect unalienable rights, thus justifying the overthrow of tyrannical authority.

General Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. He hoped all Distinctions of Colonies would be laid aside so that the same spirit might animate the whole.

Each Fourth of July, families gather under fireworks that illuminate the sky and collective memory, resonating deeply with joy, nostalgia, and hope.

The American Revolution served as a catalyst for radical change in Ireland, inspiring a movement towards rebellion that shifted the socio-political landscape of the nation.

During the American Revolution, Philadelphia emerged as a critical trading port, with Fort Mifflin's defending troops enduring weeks of cannon fire from British attackers.