Q: Benjamin Quarrels has said that blacks fighting in the American Revolution were fighting not for America's independence from Britain, but were fighting for the principle of freedom. How does ...

A: When war comes and blood is being shed and casualties are being experienced, you really have to start looking for manpower. And by now, it is known that slaves can be soldiers. Free black men ...

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Mechanical Arts & Numismatics Senior Curator Erik Goldstein provided a brief history of research into the weapons used in the fight for American independence. This ...

"Like the First American Revolution, the second began when a ... organizing the groundwork of resistance, and fighting back.