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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 Revolutionary War Heroine Sybil Ludington
On April 26th, 1777, 16 year old, Sybil Ludington rides to alert citizens of the British attack in Connecticut.
Women's Handwriting in the 1800's
Women's Handwriting
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
Luis and Clark Map
A map of Luis and Clarks expedition from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean
Picking cotton scene
Cotton pickers--South Carolina--Aiken--1900-1910
Cotton machinery
Cotton machinery--England--London--1850-1860
Southern U.S. cotton picking
African Americans cotton pickers at work in a field
“Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States”
A historical analysis and firsthand account by Martin Van Buren, exploring the emergence and evolution of political parties in the United States.