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The Founding of America
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The Mayflower Pilgrims
On a chilly November day off Cape Cod, before they even landed, the Mayflower Pilgrims "laid the foundation of American liberty."
The Origins of American Independence
America's fight for independence simmered for years. The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Tea Party were factors that led to the Declaration of Independence. Learn more here.
Sam Adams
Mastermind of the Revolution
Poor, shabby, brilliant and determined, Sam Adams masterminded the events that led to the American Revolution.
At Harvard, he planned to be a minister. His father wanted him to be a lawyer. His mother overruled both and decreed that he go into business. His unrelenting passion for justice and liberty led to the colonies' declaration of independence on July 4, 1776, Like George Washington, he was irreplaceable.
It's quite a story.
When you're in Boston visit the Old South Meeting House where the patriots met before tossing hundreds of boxes of tea into Boston Harbor.
Paul Revere - American Hero
Thanks to a nudge from historian, Jeremy Belknap, in 1798, Paul Revere sat down with pen and paper and recounted the story of a memorable night in 1775.
He wrote, "Having a little leisure, I wish to fulfill my promise, of giving you some facts, and Anecdotes, prior to the Battle of Lexington, which I do not remember to have seen in any history of the American Revolution."
Revere is famous for his Midnight Ride but as an organizer of the Sons of Liberty, a cartoonist and engraver, a reliable and trusted messenger, and tossing boxes of tea into Boston Harbor, Revere was an invaluable asset in the fight for freedom and liberty.
Visit Paul Revere's House in Boston's North End and the Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington.
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Henry Knox
Washington's Favorite General
When newly appointed General George Washington arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the summer of 1775 to take command of the ragtag Continental Army, he was horrified by the lack of weapons and ammunition.
A 25-year-old artillery officer stepped forward with a suggestion. Taking only his teenaged brother, Henry Knox made a 600-mile winter journey to Fort Ticonderoga to bring armaments stored there to Boston.
Throughout the eight years of the Revolution, Knox was at Washington's side.
John Trumbull
Washington's Favorite Spy
John Trumbulll's life was full of ups and downs - even a stint in a British prison.
Trumbull's enduring legacy, and his gift to generations of Americans, are his paintings of the Revolution's crucial moments and the brave patriots who made those moments happen.
Today, four of his paintings hang in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol.
Towards the end of his life, Trumbull founded America's first university art gallery at Yale.