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Luis and Clark Map
A map of Luis and Clarks expedition from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean
A Girl's Life in Virginia Before the War
Book from 1895 with anecdotes from white women on life in Virginia before the Civil War
Women's Handwriting in the 1800's
Women's Handwriting
The Revolutionary War Heroine Sybil Ludington
On April 26th, 1777, 16 year old, Sybil Ludington rides to alert citizens of the British attack in Connecticut.
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. Bostonians dressed as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard from three British ships in protest against taxation without representation. The Tea Party took place at Griffin's Wharf, where the…
American Progress
painting from 1872 depicting manifest destiny
Continental Schooner Hannah
First armed vessel in the service of the United States. Owned by John Glover of Massachusetts, she entered service in September of 1775 at the request of George Washington, who commissioned Nicholas Broughton to command her.
Gunnisonville School
Photograph of one-room historic schoolhouse in Gunnisonville MI