In 1763, the French and Indian War ended with Great Britain victorious. France was forced to cede New France (Canada) to the British. Most of the Indian tribes sided with the French because of their fur trade relationship and Read more…
Benedict Arnold could have had cities named after him. Before he became a traitor, he was one of the top three generals in the Continental Army. He helped capture Fort Ticonderoga, he led an epic campaign to Quebec, he Read more…
In 1859, the leader of Bryant’s Minstrels came to Daniel Decatur Emmett, his main song writer, and asked him to come up with a new “walkaround”. Minstrel shows ended shows with a song acted out by a few minstrels, Read more…
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport being played in North America today. It is believed to have originated around 1100. It was connected to Native American mythology. Eastern Woodland Indians felt it was part of the creation of man. Read more…
Gen. John Burgoyne had a brilliant plan to march from Canada into New York and cut the New England colonies off from the rest. Divide and conquer – a tried and true tactic. And it would be so easy Read more…
One week after his game-changing victory at Trenton, Washington decided to tempt fate by recrossing the Delaware. It was a very risky move that could have (and should have) lost the Revolution. British General Cornwallis, seeking revenge, swooped down Read more…
George Rogers Clark was a great hero of the Revolutionary War. He led a group of frontiersmen in fighting the British in the Ohio River Valley. His greatest feat was the capture of the British fort and settlement at Read more…
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The victory resulted in France’s entry into the conflict on the side of the Colonies. The win would not have happened without the valorous leadership of Benedict Read more…
John Paul Jones was famously losing the battle with the HMS Serapis when he uttered his famous response to a surrender demand: “I have not yet begun to fight!” At the time, this seemed an act of false bravado Read more…