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Musket Made by Thomas Palmer
This musket, made by Philadelphia gunsmith Thomas Palmer, is believed to have been one of the forty muskets ordered by George Washington in January 1775.
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Phillis Wheatley's Poetry
This original copy of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, published in 1773, was written by Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American author.
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Signs and Symbols of the American Revolution
December 15, 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m.Educators are invited to join this free workshop as we encounter specific examples of 18th-century imagery and consider how signs and symbols can be used both as a pathway to historical content and a bridge to the contemporary era.
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The Road to Independence
Core ExhibitionHow did people become Revolutionaries? Discover how the American Colonists – most of them content and even proud British subjects – became Revolutionaries as the roots of rebellion took hold.
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Boston Massacre and Propaganda: Changing Depictions of Crispus Attucks
Depictions of the Boston Massacre, the chaotic melee on March 5, 1770 that left five Bostonians dead, including Crispus Attucks, offer a glimpse into the blurred lines between reality and propaganda.
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Unit 6: Soldiers of African Descent in the Revolutionary War
This unit is to help students learn more about soldiers of African descent and their wartime experiences as well as how the war created both challenges and opportunities for these individuals.
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Among His Troops
Read an excerpt from the Museum of the American Revolution's Among His Troops Coffee Table Catalog.
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Household Gods
Read an excerpt from Sara Georgini's book, Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family.
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Hessians
Read an excerpt of Friederike Baer's new book, Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
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Portrait of Jacob Latch
Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Latch, of Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, posed for this portrait in the early 1840s, around the time he applied for a military pension.
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