Compromise of 1790
Leading up to the Compromise of 1790, two important topics were debated in Congress with such ferocity that both issues had halted in a congressional...
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The Currency Act of 1764
To protect British merchants and creditors from depreciated colonial currency, this act regulated currency, abolishing the colonies' paper currency in...
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William C. Howell
Over 30 years in office, Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William C. Howell has become the nation’s greatest legislative champion for preservation
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Map Reproduction Permission Policy
Learn more about the American Battlefield Trust's Battle Map Reproduction Permission Policy.
Boston and Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's name seems synonymous with one American city: Philadelphia. Though Franklin passed a great deal of time across the Atlantic Ocean...
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American Battlefield Trust's Programs
In addition to preserving historic landscapes, the American Battlefield Trust conducts programs designed to inform the public about America’s first...
The Federalist Party
After the passage and ratification of the Constitution and subsequent Bill of Rights, the Legislative Branch began to resemble what it is today. While...
Preservation Champion
Steve McDaniel
Steve McDaniel, who serves as the deputy speaker of Tennessee's House of Representatives, credits the beginning of his intense interest in the...
Esther de Berdt Reed
The Ladies’ Association of Philadelphia launched with the publication of the “Sentiments of an American Woman” on January 10, 1780, three years after...
John Burgoyne
John Burgoyne was born in London in 1722. After he completed his education at the Westminster School, he joined the army as a cornet in the 13th Light...
American Battlefield Trust Names Erin Gagliardi of New Hampshire its Teacher of the Year
(Washington, D.C.) — As millions of families across the nation begin a school year like no other, one where distance learning and virtual classrooms...
Preservation Groups Outline Joint Vision for the Future of Fort Monroe
(Washington, D.C.) - In a joint letter sent to the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, representatives of the Association for the Preservation of...