By the time the First Continental Congress adjourned in October 1774, significant steps had been taken toward Adams' goal. The colonies had formed a united front: If one colony was attacked ...

The Fort Gower Resolves, signed by soldiers in November 250 years ago, was one of the first documents to express support for American independence.

Carpenters’ Hall has been celebrating the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, with its eye on 2026, too.

The Pennsylvanian supported early moves toward liberty by fellow colonials, but would not sign the Declaration of ...

The second annual Yorktown Tea Festival takes place Nov. 6 through 8 at various locations in Historic Yorktown. Guests will ...

The Framers cared a good deal about the freedom of the press, as the Appeal to the Inhabitants of Quebec, written by the First Continental Congress in 1774, shows: The last right we shall mention ...

So unsure were many Americans that when a general Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774, some colonial legislatures actually forbade their delegations from discussing independence.

As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, let us remember also to mark the formal beginnings ...

One of Philadelphia’s oldest professional guilds is celebrating its 300th anniversary. In that time, the Carpenters’ Company ...

Camille Davis is writing a book called Visual Prestige: The Role of Portraits in Shaping the Nascent Identity of American ...

In the course of a decade, Washington had become a full-throated patriot and one of Virginia’s seven elected delegates to the First Continental Congress. In August 1774, he left Mount Vernon for ...

By the time the First Continental Congress adjourned in October 1774, significant steps had been taken toward Adams' goal. The colonies had formed a united front: If one colony was attacked ...