In 1774, On June 2, 1774, the British Parliament  renews the Quartering Act. The Quartering Act, in conjunction with the Massachusetts...

Gideon Tucker​ NY Lawyer, Publisher and Politician "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."

Andrew Jackson In 1806, Andrew Jackson, who later served as president of the United States (1829–37), fatally shot Charles Dickinson in a...

Thus stands the cause betweene God and vs, wee are entered into Covenant with him for this worke, wee haue taken out a Commission, the...

Banastre Tarleton In 1780, the treatment of Patriot prisoners by British Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his Loyalist troops leads to the...

John Jay Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government; and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however...

In 1754, In the first engagement of the French and Indian War , a Virginia  militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George...

Arthur Garfield Hays - Defense Attorney in the Scopes Trial If it is unreasonable, if it is not necessary, pr does not conserve the...

Benjamin Rush In 1813, Thomas Jefferson writes to John Adams to let him know their mutual friend and fellow signer of the Declaration of...

In 17891, Major General Nathanael Greene and 1,000 Patriots attempt an attack on the critical village of Ninety Six in the South...

"A good constitution is like good wine, unless it is kept corked tight, it will degenerate." Republican Society of the Town of Newark to...

Coercive Acts In 1774, King George III approves the Coercive Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party In 1805, the King of Spain...

John C. Calhoun "In order to have a clear and just conception of the nature and object of government, it is indispensable to understand...

Cynthia Parker as an adult In 1836, a raiding party of Comanche, Kiowa, and Kichai warriors attacked Fort Parker (in...

Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States "No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once...

Button [1] Gwinnett’s exact birthdate is unknown, but he was born in 1732 in Gloucestershire, England to Reverend Samuel and Anne...

Rutherford B. Hayes 19th US President “A union depending not upon the constraint of force, but upon the loving devotion of a free people;...

Button Gwinnett In 1777, Button Gwinnett, a Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence is fatally wounded in a duel with General...

" While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the rights of conscience in others, ever...

Picture courtesy of the Texas Historical Commission Website* When thinking about Texas, no one ever thinks about the French being...

In 1607, Jamestown was settled by E nglish settlers arriving under the authority of the Virginia Company of London chartered by King...