Most Underrated and Ignored Founder: John Dickinson, Penman of the Revolution
“We cannot be happy without being FREE.” Those words come from John Dickinson, who saw LIBERTY as the foundation of everything else. Once almost as famous as Benjamin Franklin, Dickinson is almost totally forgotten today. Known as the โPenman of the...
REFUSE TO COMPLY: How the Stamp Act Was Nullified
Refuse to comply. Thatโs exactly what the people did to bring down the Stamp Act once it went into effect on November 1, 1765. Weโve all heard about the fiery protests and the bold resistance, but there was so much more to the story. On this episode, learn their...
Boston Tea Party? It Actually Started in Philadelphia!
โThe active business of the American Revolution began in Philadelphia.โ Thatโs what Benjamin Rush and John Adams believed – because the spark that ignited the Boston Tea Party wasnโt in Boston. It was lit in Philadelphia on October 16, 1773. This forgotten piece...