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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 Prospect Before Us
An image of the book the prospect before us by James Callender
The National Era
In this edition of the newspaper, the Albany Plan of Union and Ben Franklin are discussed.
The Louisiana Purchase
An image of the Treaty for the Cession of Louisiana between the United States and France, April 30, 1803.
The Last of the Mohicans
Title page of The Last Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper published 1800s
The Duty of Christians Toward the Heathen
printed sermon preached in the city of Schenectady, January 27, 1822, by appointment of Department No. 2, of the Northern Missionary Society; and published at their request. By Jacob Van Vechten, Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady
The Crisis
A sermon written by Thomas Paine
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…
The Boston Massacre
This image depicts the events of Boston Massacre on March 5th, 1770 and proves political tensions between Loyalists and Patriots. This caused a great deal of trauma and separation between children and their families.