This article was written by Boyertown Middle School East Eighth-Grade Students Aislyn McAghon, Gabi Carr, and Elena Childs.

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... As general, he figured out how to fight the British starting with no army at all. As President, Washington managed to get the best out of men as opposed ...

What did George Washington represent to the American ... Suddenly, he has to build a continental army and lead it against the mighty British. He was a modest person thrust into this role with ...

This year, the U.S. Army Infantry Branch celebrates 250 years since its creation by the 2nd Continental Congress. Several ...

Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain George Washington is known as one of the heroes of the American Revolution, but he actually started his military career as a member of the British army in the ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house ... most hardscrabble farmers and small-time merchants, holding the British army at bay in Boston. Washington was determined to impose ...

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

The British actively recruited slaves ... 5,000 black men served in the Continental Army, and hundreds more served on the sea. Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have ...

Against heavy odds, Washington outmaneuvered British forces to lead the colonists to victory ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed ...

A rare letter from George ... 1,500 British soldiers and loyalists landed on the Connecticut shore and marched 25 miles ...