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| Spirit of 76 Spirit of '76. Copy of painting by Archibald M. Willard, 1876 |
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| Raising the first flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia Raising the first flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1776. |
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| Betsy Ross making the first flag 1776 Betsy Ross making the first flag, 1776. |
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| Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Boston 1776 Reading of the Declaration of Independence from the East balcony of the Old State House, Boston, Mass. July 18, 1776 |
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| Drafting the Declaration of Independence Drafting the Declaration of Independence. The Committee at table are Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Livingston and Sherman, 1776. |
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| Delegates sign Declaration of Independence Members of Congress sign The Declaration of Independence 1776. Fifty-six congressional delegates in total signed the document, including some who were not present at the vote approving the declaration. The delegates signed by state from North to South, beginning with Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire and ending with George Walton of Georgia. John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and James Duane, Robert Livingston and John Jay of New York refused to sign. Carter Braxton of Virginia; Robert Morris of Pennsylvania; George Reed of Delaware; and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina opposed the document but signed in order to give the impression of a unanimous Congress. Five delegates were absent: Generals George Washington, John Sullivan, James Clinton and Christopher Gadsden and Virginia Governor Patrick Henry. |
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| Washington's First Successes at Boston 1776 Washington's First Successes at Boston 1776. |
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| The Death of General Montgomery at Quebec 1775 The Death of General Montgomery at Quebec, 1775. |
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| Washington Taking Command of the American Army 1775 Washington Taking Command of the American Army, at Cambridge, Mass. July 3rd, 1775 |
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| Burning of Charles Town, Attack on Bunker Hill View of the Attack on Bunker Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775 |
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| Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. |
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| General Israel Putnam on the Farm General Israel Putnam Leaving his Plow for the Defense of his Country 1775. |
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| First Prayer in Congress, Philadelphia 1774 First Prayer in Congress, September 1774, Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. |
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| Ethan Allen and Captain Delaplace, Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen and Capt. Captain Delaplace. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, |
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| The Struggle at Concord Bridge. April 1775 The Struggle at Concord Bridge. April 1775. |
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| Battle of Lexington 1775 Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. |
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| Battle of Lexington 1775 Battle of Lexington, the First Blow for Liberty. April 1775. |
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| Paul Revere's Midnight Ride 1775 Paul Revere's Midnight Ride to Lexington 1775. |
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| The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor 1773 The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor, 1773. Copy of lithograph by Sarony & Major, 1846 |
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| Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. Copy of chromolithograph by John Bufford after William L. Champney, 1856. |
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| Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly 1765 Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly, 1765. Engraving attributed to H. B. Hall after Alonzo Chappel. |
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