The Great Propagandist of the American Revolution. Using dozens of pseudonyms, Samuel Adams filled the press with dubious stories designed to whip up colonial resentment against British rule. By .

The American vision has a high degree of tolerance for inequality and a robust commitment to individual liberty, because in the American revolutionary tradition, the pursuit of happiness is an ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

In films including Drums Along the Mohawk, 1776, The Patriot, Revolution, and Jefferson in Paris, and in miniseries like John Adams and The Book of Negroes, we can observe how American Indian ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

Here are the 5 ways the American Revolution was different from other Revolutions… 1. In the American Revolution, the colonist leaders obeyed the will of the citizens, not vice versa.

The Declaration of Independence, Washington crossing the Delaware, the Constitutional Convention: all great moments in America's history. But you know ...

American Revolution: a religious war. Jeffry Morrison talked about the role of religion in the American Revolution. He explored the meaning of words or phrases in the Declaration of Independence ...

Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ... Thomas Paine, the Marquis de Lafayette and Benedict Arnold. All five are famous ... figures of the American Revolution.

Even here, there’s room for debate. The tax he imposed on his American subjects was roughly 5% — a pittance by modern standards. And the funds were to pay for the defense of the American colonies.