All that could be obtained from the King after the most diligent "sounding" was a verbal promise that "he would connive at them and not molest them,
The Pilgrims Settle Plymouth, Massachusetts
This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Where Should the Pilgrims Go?IntroductionUnfashionable today as they
Losses at Bunker Hill Analyzed
The Battle of Quebec, in 1759, which gave Great Britain the colony of Canada, was not so destructive to British officers as this affair of a slight
British Slowly Advance up Bunker Hill
Thousands, both within and without Boston, were anxious spectators of the bloody scene.Today we continue The Battle Of Bunker Hill,with a
Slaughter of British Ranks at Bunker Hill
By this time the grenadiers and light infantry had lost three-fourths of their men; some companies had only eight or nine men left, one or two had
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This series is in four total installments for 5 minute reading. This installment: Burgoyne Sees "Greatest Scenes of War" at Bunker Hill.This
Philip Murdered
Today's installment concludes King Philip's War,our selection from History of the United States by Richard Hildreth published in 1853. For works
Settlers Attack Indian Fort
The winter was unfavorable to the Indians; the leafless woods no longer concealed their lurking attacks.Continuing King Philip's War,our selection
Indians Unite Against the Settlers
The colonists now found that by driving Philip to extremity they had roused a host of unexpected enemies.Continuing King Philip's War,our