Patrick Henry and the Bill of Rights

By wp_vls_admin | May 2, 2022 |

    This portrait of Patrick Henry (Catalog Number INDE14066) was executed by an unidentified arist before 1878. The portrait, a copy of Thomas Sully’s 1815 protrayal of Henry (now at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) was acquired by the City of Philadelphia between late 1876 and early 1878.   Patrick Henry proclaiming “Give Me Liberty…

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Washington: From Major to President

By wp_vls_admin | March 15, 2021 |

George Washington began his military career at age 21 in 1753, earning his stripes in the French and Indian War fought on American soil by the French and British each using natives to their advantage. Washington quickly proved himself an able leader, good strategist, and clever diplomat moving up in the ranks and getting noticed.…

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