Fort Ticonderoga, built by the French as Fort Carillon, controlled a Native water route between the lakes before America’s first Revolutionary victory.
Category: American Revolution
The Plots Against George Washington During the Revolution
How the Conway Cabal and Newburgh Conspiracy tested Washington’s command — and why Native nations’ Revolutionary War diplomacy hinged on the outcome.
Who Was The Teen Girl Known as the ‘Female Paul Revere?’
Sybil Ludington, 16, rode 40 miles on April 26, 1777, to warn Patriot militia of the British raid on Danbury. The real story behind the ‘Female Paul Revere.’
What Was the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’?
The shot heard round the world at Lexington and Concord in 1775—and the Massachusett, Wampanoag, and Nipmuc homelands where the Revolution began.
America’s First Black Regiment Fought the British
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment, America’s first Black regiment, fought at the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island on Narragansett homeland. Inside the Slave Enlistment Act and its Native soldiers.
Hamilton Builds the National Mint
Alexander Hamilton’s 1792 National Mint reshaped American money—but wampum and native copper were Indigenous currencies and treaty law long before.
The Courage of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment — the first Black unit in the Continental Army — included Narragansett and Native soldiers who fought at the Battle of Rhode Island.
When Washington’s Troops Made Camp at Valley Forge
Valley Forge, 1777–1778: Washington’s 11,000-man army survived disease and hunger — while Native nations shaped the Revolution’s alliances and outcome.
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross, the flag legend, and the Indigenous homelands and treaties that shaped the American Revolution—verified history, wampum diplomacy, and legacy.
How the Coercive Acts Helped Spark the American Revolution
How the Coercive Acts of 1774 and the Quebec Act sparked the American Revolution—and why Indigenous nations in the Ohio Country were at the center of the crisis.
What Role Did the Caribbean Play in the Revolutionary War?
How Caribbean sugar islands armed the American Revolution—French covert aid, St. Eustatius gunpowder, and the Indigenous Kalinago and Garifuna cost of colonial war.
What Is Patriots’ Day?
Patriots’ Day marks April 19, 1775, when the American Revolution began—on Massachusett and Nipmuc homelands, with Native nations split on both sides of the fight.