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James Otis, Jr.
James Otis, Jr. (1725-1782) was a prominent lawyer and def...
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam (1718-1790), also known as “Old Put,&r...
General George Washington during the Siege of Boston
George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the ...
General Thomas Gage
General Thomas Gage (1719-1787) led the British forces dur...
Historic Faneuil Hall
Peter Faneuil (1700-1743) built Faneuil Hall in 1742 in or...
Dr. Joseph Warren
Dr. Joseph Warren (1741-1775) came from an average middle-...
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is an event that led to the occupatio...
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706—1790) was a self-taught man,...
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was one of the leading ...
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) was a lawyer, preacher, tea...
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James Otis, Jr.
James Otis, Jr. (1725-1782) was a prominent lawyer and defender of colonial rights living and working in Boston. Born in a town outside of Boston, Otis was educated at Harvard and shortly after graduating he started working under a leading ...
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam (1718-1790), also known as “Old Put,” was born in the Putnam House in Danvers, Massachusetts. After living in Danvers for much of his youth, he moved to Connecticut in the hopes of purchasing cheap land. While living in ...
General George Washington during the Siege of Boston
George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States, was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. General Washington had never led an army before and even recognized he had little experience leading larger groups of soldiers. The majority ...
General Thomas Gage
General Thomas Gage (1719-1787) led the British forces during the turmoil in Boston leading up to the American Revolution. He was born in England, but lived in the colonies serving in the British forces for many years. Before the first ...
Historic Faneuil Hall
Peter Faneuil (1700-1743) built Faneuil Hall in 1742 in order to fill a need for a public market. The market was on the first floor, while the second floor was the Great Hall where town meetings and civic gatherings occurred. ...
Dr. Joseph Warren
Dr. Joseph Warren (1741-1775) came from an average middle-class farming family not far from Boston. He attended school and then at the age of fourteen he went to Harvard and graduated with his medical degree. It is through being a ...
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is an event that led to the occupation of Boston by British soldiers. The Tea Act of 1773 was one of the final acts that led to the true rebellion of the patriots living in and ...
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706—1790) was a self-taught man, who loved to read. Through his love of reading he was able to become an inventor, statesman, and famous intellectual. He was born in Boston to a soap maker who eventually fathered seventeen ...
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was one of the leading figures during the abolitionist movement. He sought the “immediate and complete” freedom of all slaves. Garrison was a very bright child and a quick learner. When he was twelve, he began ...
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) was a lawyer, preacher, teacher, merchant mariner, activist, and an intellectual. He came from a well off Boston family of educated ministers. Paine’s people came from Tyrone, Ireland. One of which originally traveled to the New ...
