Give me liberty or give me death!” and history gave America its liberty and death. One could not be given without the other.

The Continental Army thus became America’s first national institution ... as commander in chief of the Continental Army, June 19, 1775. Washington, Appointed Commander in Chief.

In November 1775, the day after Dunmore's Proclamation was issued, 22-year old Titus fled from his cruel, quick-tempered master, joining the flood of blacks who sought refuge with the British as ...

By 1775, tensions between the British and the patriots ... On you depend the fortunes of America,” Warren said. “You are to decide the important question, on which rest the happiness and ...

click image for close-up Click here for the text of this historical document. By November 14, 1775, when John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, issued his proclamation ...