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Dive Into the Deeper Story of the American Revolution on How New England and Virginia United Against the British
Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...
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British General Gave Order 250 Years Ago that Sparked Revolution in What Became America
Under pressure from London, British Maj. Gen. Thomas Gage put quill to paper 250 years ago last Saturday in issuing the disastrous order for a raid on Concord in the Province of Massachusetts Bay ...
The Washington Post10d
Was a woman the informant who helped launch the American Revolution?
The British general finished his final draft and on April 18, 1775, dispatched the order launching the Concord Expedition. It shall be done “with the utmost Expedition and secrecy,” Gage wrote ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
Why Did the American Colonies Keep Their British Names After the Revolution?
Q: Why are so many counties and cities in the original 13 colonies still named after British nobility? Dan Vesco | Haymarket, Virginia It’s hard to say for sure why specific places weren’t ...