It is a little known fact that in addition to being the foremost Founding Father, George Washington was unwittingly involved in the first world war. What Americans call the French and Indian War, which Europeans call the Seven Years’ War, took place because of a fight over Pittsburgh. This fight was begun by no other…
How Young George Washington Confronted Enemies and Wild Animals to Deliver an Eviction Notice to the French
December 11, 2022
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PREMIERING NOW: The Road to the Revolution | The American Story Episode 6
Events such as the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, and many other things led to increasing levels of dissatisfaction in the colonies with English rule. Fundamentally, the king and Parliament began undermining the longstanding rights and liberties of the American colonists. This tension eventually led to the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party,…
The Road to the Revolution | The American Story Episode 6
Events such as the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, and many other things led to increasing levels of dissatisfaction in the colonies with English rule. Fundamentally, the king and Parliament began undermining the longstanding rights and liberties of the American colonists. This tension eventually led to the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party,…
Training the Virginia Regiment: How Colonel George Washington’s Military Prowess Primed Him for Success in the Revolutionary War
August 12, 2022
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The unparalleled events of George Washington’s life could fill half a dozen biographies of men with standard accomplishments. It is natural that his exploits as a revolutionary general and president would overshadow his early experiences in the French and Indian War. But without these initial achievements, the later ones would not have been possible. During…
Protected by Providence: Did You Know Young George Washington Once Survived a Rain of Bullets Unscathed?
July 18, 2022
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Every schoolchild once knew the story by heart: how a beleaguered George Washington became one of the sole surviving officers in a massacre that killed most of his army, but left him unscathed. How he took command when his general fell, rallied his troops as two horses were shot out from under him, and walked…
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