Revolutionary War Leaders
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Thayendanega: Native American Warrior, AKA Joseph Brant
Warrior, scholar and diplomat, Joseph Brant was a powerful leader of the Mohawk Nation. Forced to choose sides at the outbreak of the Revolutionary...
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Monticello, “Little Mountain,” was the home from 1770 until his death in 1826, of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and...
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Taking to the sea at age 15, Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte joined the French Navy as a midshipman. Making naval service a lifelong career...
Lord North: Britain's Worst Prime Minister?
VIDEO | When Lord North became Prime Minister of Britain in 1770, the protests in the Thirteen Colonies were just a minor inconvenience. But his...
Thomas Gage: The Two-Faced Governor?
VIDEO | Thomas Gage was the British Commander charged with keeping the peace in the colonies. Did he face an impossible task – or did he fail...
Revolutionary Diplomats: Franklin and Adams
VIDEO | During the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were both sent by Congress to Paris – with the vital diplomatic mission of...
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