by Daniel Ramdath | Apr 23, 2026
Insight into the Haitian Revolution The collection of sources titled, “Pennsylvania Newspapers React to Refugees from Haitian Revolution offers digital museum visitors insight into a very important revolution in Western, American history. The collection compiles four...
by Najati Salim | Apr 23, 2026
The Pontiac Speech which Pontiac delivered to an Ottawa Potawatomi and Huron council in 1763 functions as a primary source that explains why Native Americans opposed British territorial expansion during the Great Lakes conflicts. Pontiac called on Native...
by Ryan Reich | Apr 23, 2026
Paul Revere’s engraving of “The Bloody Massacre” in King-Street, Boston has been recognized as one of the most important illustrations during the American Revolution. The engraving was widely reproduced and circulated throughout the colonies in newspapers and...
by Brandon Rosas | Apr 22, 2026
Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” was first printed in the Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. It shows a snake cut into pieces, and each piece stands for one of the British colonies. Under the image are the words “Join, or Die.” The library of Congress describes it...
by Harrison Westfall | May 4, 2025
Patrick Henry’s iconic “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, delivered on March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, marks one of the most defining moments in American history. Henry, a lawyer and influential Virginia...