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Part of the Museum’s Popular Read the Revolution Speaker Series

Read an excerpt from Stephen Fried's biography of Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence and surgeon-general in the Continental Army.

Read an excerpt from Tiya Miles' recent book, The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits.

This excerpt from Daniel Krebs reveals the experience of the tens of thousands of German-speaking soldiers, called "Hessians" hired by the British Crown.

Read an excerpt of Abrams' First Ladies of the Republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the Creation of an Iconic American Role.

Explore modular activities, worksheets, and more, aligned to national history standards, to help your students dig into the Season of Independence interactive.

Learn about who drafted the Declaration of Independence and how they drafted the document as the Revolutionary cause hung in the balance.

Season of Independence modular activities have been designed in alignment with history standards from the National Center for History in the Schools.

Learn more about the Collections Society, established to help develop the Museum’s distinguished collection that spans the scope of the Revolutionary era.

British Army officer Richard St. George remembered Paoli as a “nocturnal bloody scene” and helped create the detailed painting of the battle.