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colored print of George Washington on a white horse greeting a line of blue uniformed soldiers — Washington Taking Command of the American Army
George Washington, riding on a white horse, greets lines of Continental soldiers at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1775. Popular lithographers Currier & Ives, known for their beautiful but... More»

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Part of the Province of Virginia — Part of the Province of Virginia
This map, perhaps drawn around 1791, shows Princess Ann, Norfolk, and part of Nansemond counties. Fort Murray and Great... More»

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William Lee wearing a red turban and red-collared jacket — William Lee
This detail from a painting by John Trumbull depicts William Lee, George Washington's enslaved valet, dressed in a red... More»

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Richmond Magazine cited Nathaniel Bacon (1647–1676) in “A Different Spirit of ’76”

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Replica of the Hiawatha Belt

<em>JOIN, or DIE</em>

Canasatego

<em>Iroquois Council</em>

18th century map of the Chesapeake Bay with annotations printed in French

18th century map of the Chesapeake Bay

Engraving of a man from the early 1800s, a portrait of Andrew Snape Hamond

Gwynn’s Island

Painting of Five men in 18th-century attire seated around a table, with a large blank spot on the left side of the canvas, Treaty of Paris 1783

political cartoon of Congress confronting Harry S. Truman depicted as a neighborhood squabble.

1776 Virginia Constitution in Print

<em>A Peep Into the Antifederal Club</em>

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