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Firearm Laws To Be Tightened In Britain LONDON - JANUARY 6: Airsoft plastic BB guns are on display in a shop selling the hobbyist replica firearms January 6, 2003 in London. British Home Secretary David Blunkett has confirmed plans to tighten firearms laws, which will see a mandatory jail sentence of five years for gun possession. The announcement was made after two teenage girls were killed at a New Year's party in Birmingham but the Government insists it had been planned for some time. Replica and Airsoft guns will not be affected by the new laws. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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The American Revolution was fought—and won—with guns, and the weapons have become ingrained in U.S. culture, but the invention of firearms started long before colonists ever settled on North American soil. The origin of firearms began with gunpowder and its invention, mostly likely in China, more than 1,000 years ago. Gunpowder Invented Historians estimate that […]

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Whiskey Rebel's Presidential Pardon

Whiskey Rebellion

What Caused the Whiskey Rebellion?  During the American Revolution, individual states incurred significant amounts of debt. In 1790, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton pushed for the federal government to take over that debt. He also suggested an excise tax on whiskey to prevent further financial difficulty. President George Washington was opposed to Hamilton’s suggestion of a […]

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Engraving depicting the HMS Jersey, a 60 gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 June 1736, perhaps most noted for her service as a prison ship during the American Revolutionary War, 1832.

The HMS Jersey

The British in New York City In mid-1776, in the early months of the Revolutionary War, the British government sent General William Howe to New York with some 34,000 troops and a large fleet. Howe was authorized to negotiate for peace with the Americans; when these negotiations failed, he invaded Long Island, soundly defeating the […]

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1780: Capture by Americans of John Andre (1751 - 1780) on his way to negotiate with turncoat Benedict Arnold with regard to the betrayal of Yorktown. The incriminating documents were hidden in his boot. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

The Culper Spy Ring

The Dangers of Spying In mid-September 1776, the American officer Nathan Hale was hanged without trial in New York City. British authorities had caught Hale when he was on his way back to his regiment after having penetrated the British lines to gather information. Hale’s death illustrated the grave dangers inherent in spying for the […]

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What is Federalism and Why Did the Founding Fathers Create It?

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5 Founding Fathers Whose Finances Shaped the American Revolution

How five of the nation’s Founders made their livings, how they invested in the revolutionary cause—and what they gained and lost.

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Mary Ball Washington

How George Washington’s Iron-Willed Single Mom Taught Him Honor

In the drama of her son’s life, Mary Ball Washington has been cast as a villain and a saint—or written out entirely. In reality, she was an independent woman at a time when few others were.

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James Armistead

How an Enslaved Man-Turned-Spy Helped Secure Victory at the Battle of Yorktown

James Armistead provided critical intel to the Continental Army as a double agent during the Revolutionary War.

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He Fought for His Freedom in the Revolution. Then His Sons Were Sold Into Slavery

Jude Hall was one of the most revered black veterans of the American Revolution. That didn’t stop the kidnappers from targeting his boys.

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1780

“Swamp Fox” routs Loyalists while Gates’ men fall ill

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1775

Congress issues a “Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms”

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1779

John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British

Early U.S.
1776

Congress renames the nation “United States of America”

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1754

Bloody Ban Tarleton born in Britain

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1776

Washington refuses British general’s letter of reconciliation

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