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Age of Revolution 1765 - 1815

American Revolution – Trouble in Boston 1770

This entry is part 1 of 20 in the series Age of Revolution 1765 A.D. – 1815 A.D.

EVEN AFTER IT HAPPENED, few people in colonial Boston knew the boy’s name. He was just a barber’s helper, but everyone heard about him on the night of the trouble. On that night he set off an angry mob by…

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September 13, 2017

Reformation and Exploration 1415 - 1634

Adventures in the New World 1519 – 1620

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Reformation and Exploration 1415 A.D. – 1634 A.D.

“I DID NOT come to till the soil like a peasant,” said Hernando Cortez. “I came to find gold.” His words echoed the thoughts of almost every Spaniard in the New World. The discovery of the sea route to the…

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September 4, 2017