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It is difficult to shrink something as enormous as slavery into one generalized picture. Some slave-owners ran businesses; some owned plantations. The kind of work a slave did varied from house to house. Field work might consist of plowing, weeding, planting, and tending tobacco, corn, cotton, sugar cane, tomatoes, or other vegetables. Inside work might … Read more

Many of the most famous Americans are the first Americans, those that fought in and oversaw the Revolutionary War. The life and adventures of other famous people can be found on our spies, Revolutionary War Women, and generals pages.  These famous Americans are in alphabetical order by last name. These are just those involved in the American Revolution in … Read more

Both the British and the Americans sent Revolutionary War spies over to the other’s camps to discover what secrets they could. There were many spies that were never discovered and to this day we do not know who they were. Most of those we do know are known thanks to the meticulous record-keeping of Sir Henry … Read more

Revolutionary War generals constitute some of the most famous Americans and British in history. A surprising number of people made their names during the American War for Independence. For example, Benedict Arnold is famous as a traitor, but did you know he was a general who fought brilliantly and bravely during the Battle of Saratoga? The ancient Roman … Read more

It’s impossible to know all the causes of the American Revolution. This page will cover what we do know. In the beginning, the colonies were proud to be British. There were small instances of Parliament’s control that bothered the colonists, like the Currency Acts of 1751 and 1764. But when the French and Indian War took place (1754 … Read more

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The Revolutionary War Blog will keep you up to date on happenings at the revolutionary-war.us web site. New pages, new products, and, above all, new stories go up on a regular basis, courtesy of the students and graduates at Rose Creek Village! Comment sections are available on the individual pages when you go there.

The Revolutionary War timeline gives you all the events leading up to the American Revolution, the major events of the war, and the culmination leading to the establishment of the United States of America and the U.S. Constitution. Timeline of Events Leading to the Revolutionary War 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War (also called Seven Years … Read more

Whether the Founding Fathers owned slaves is a widely asked question with conflicting answers. The truth is yes, while the fathers of our nation were writing our Constitution and fighting for our liberty, they did, in fact, have hundreds of human beings that were listed in their account books as personal property and worked for them as … Read more

This is a list of Revolutionary War Soldiers that fought and gave their lives for the country we now call home. By clicking on the names below you can read more about a few of these brave men, who sacrificed themselves for a better and brighter future for this country. This page is constantly under … Read more