Revolutionary War Leaders
Learn more about the Patriot and British leaders who defined the Revolutionary War era.
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Washington in the Backcountry
George Washington was born into a world obsessed with the frontier. The wealthy elite in the colony of Virginia earned their fortunes through the...
George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, March 1757
George Washington wrote a letter reflecting his frustration with the British army during the French and Indian War.
When Washington Walked Away from Power
VIDEO | Having led his Continental Army to victory over the British, General George Washington cemented his place in history as a different kind of...
Shays’ Rebellion: Revolt Against the Revolution
VIDEO | After the Revolutionary War was won, Daniel Shays led a thousand-strong rebellion of disgruntled farmers who almost plunged the new nation of...
George Wythe
American statesman and revolutionary George Wythe was born in 1726 on his family's plantation in Chesterville near present day Hampton, Virginia. Both...
John Paul Jones: America's First Sailor
VIDEO | Denounced as a pirate by the British and a hero by the Patriots, how did John Paul Jones, a Scottish sailor, become a Continental naval legend...
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