Engraving of the Boston Tea Party by E. Newberry, 1789 / New York Public Library Edited by...
American Revolution
The American Revolution transformed thirteen British colonies into an independent republic through war and political upheaval. Its promises of liberty inspired sweeping change while exposing profound contradictions that endured after independence.
George Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1851) / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...
Baron von Steuben at Valley Forge, 1777, by Augustus G. Heaton, 1907 / National War College By Mrs. Harriet...