Danbury, Connecticut was where several roads converged. George Washington chose Danbury as a supply base as it was a trading and manufacturi...

 In October of 1776, Washington's Army was at Harlem Heights, New York. The British forces landed at Throgs Neck to execute a flanking m...

 On September 28, 1781, the Siege of Yorktown began. American and French troops surround the British forces.  The British held out for 21 da...

  Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to t...

George Washington, Address to the Residents of Boston (October 27, 1789)