Revolutionary War - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
21 Dec 2024 at 6:56pm
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) As one of the thirteen colonies, Connecticut and its people played instrumental roles during the American Revolution. Connecticut provided food, cannon, and other supplies to the Continental army. For these contributions, Connecticut earned its nickname, ?The Provision State.? Connecticut?s Governor, Jonathan Trumbull, was the only colonial governor to ...
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
13 Dec 2024 at 7:16am
May 16, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Crime and Punishment, Revolutionary War, The State Detail of Benjamin West?s The Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in Year 1783 seen in the background of West's portrait of John Eardley Wilmot - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
18 Dec 2024 at 11:17pm
When the war ended?and with brother Ezra having died in 1786?David Bushnell left Connecticut and went to Warrenton, Georgia, with Yale classmate Abraham Baldwin. There, he taught at Franklin College and continued to work on delivery systems for underwater mines.
Lemuel Haynes: America?s First Black Ordained Minister
20 Dec 2024 at 3:05am
This positive feedback inspired Haynes to begin a career in religion. At the time his indenture expired (in 1774) the American colonies seemed destined for war with Great Britain so Haynes put his theological dreams on hold and eventually became a minuteman in the Massachusetts militia in 1776. During this time, Haynes continued writing sermons.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
23 Dec 2024 at 6:15am
Israel Putnam, a patriot and Revolutionary War veteran, is most famous today for his bravery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Originally from Massachusetts, a 22-year-old Putnam moved to what is now Pomfret in 1740.
Ethan Allen Born ? Today in History: January 10
21 Dec 2024 at 12:08pm
On January 10, 1738, future hero of the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen was believed to have been born to a farming family in the frontier village of Litchfield, Connecticut. By his mid-20s, Allen had fought in the French and Indian War and settled in Salisbury, where he operated an iron forge.
Litchfield?s Revolutionary War Soldiers? Tree - Connecticut History
21 Dec 2024 at 2:09pm
In 1902 the Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated the first Arbor Day of Roosevelt?s presidency by planting a tree on the Litchfield Green to commemorate the services of the town?s Revolutionary War soldiers.
Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town?s National Hero
16 Dec 2024 at 11:12pm
Knowlton first saw military action when he enlisted as a private in Colonel Phineas Lyman?s Connecticut provincial regiment in 1757 during the Seven Years? War (also known as the French and Indian War). He fought in numerous important battles during the war, including the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1758.
The Burning of Danbury - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
19 Dec 2024 at 10:26pm
April 26, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Bethel, Benedict Arnold, Danbury, Revolutionary War, War and Defense, Ridgefield Detail from The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury , May 19, 1777
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) - Connecticut History
20 Dec 2024 at 4:02am
Nathan Hale was a Connecticut patriot and spy during the Revolutionary War. Born in Coventry in 1755, Hale attended Yale College before becoming a schoolteacher in East Haddam and New London. After the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Hale joined the Connecticut militia and then the Continental army?s Seventh Connecticut ...
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21 Dec 2024 at 6:56pm
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) As one of the thirteen colonies, Connecticut and its people played instrumental roles during the American Revolution. Connecticut provided food, cannon, and other supplies to the Continental army. For these contributions, Connecticut earned its nickname, ?The Provision State.? Connecticut?s Governor, Jonathan Trumbull, was the only colonial governor to ...
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
13 Dec 2024 at 7:16am
May 16, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Crime and Punishment, Revolutionary War, The State Detail of Benjamin West?s The Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in Year 1783 seen in the background of West's portrait of John Eardley Wilmot - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
18 Dec 2024 at 11:17pm
When the war ended?and with brother Ezra having died in 1786?David Bushnell left Connecticut and went to Warrenton, Georgia, with Yale classmate Abraham Baldwin. There, he taught at Franklin College and continued to work on delivery systems for underwater mines.
Lemuel Haynes: America?s First Black Ordained Minister
20 Dec 2024 at 3:05am
This positive feedback inspired Haynes to begin a career in religion. At the time his indenture expired (in 1774) the American colonies seemed destined for war with Great Britain so Haynes put his theological dreams on hold and eventually became a minuteman in the Massachusetts militia in 1776. During this time, Haynes continued writing sermons.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
23 Dec 2024 at 6:15am
Israel Putnam, a patriot and Revolutionary War veteran, is most famous today for his bravery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Originally from Massachusetts, a 22-year-old Putnam moved to what is now Pomfret in 1740.
Ethan Allen Born ? Today in History: January 10
21 Dec 2024 at 12:08pm
On January 10, 1738, future hero of the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen was believed to have been born to a farming family in the frontier village of Litchfield, Connecticut. By his mid-20s, Allen had fought in the French and Indian War and settled in Salisbury, where he operated an iron forge.
Litchfield?s Revolutionary War Soldiers? Tree - Connecticut History
21 Dec 2024 at 2:09pm
In 1902 the Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated the first Arbor Day of Roosevelt?s presidency by planting a tree on the Litchfield Green to commemorate the services of the town?s Revolutionary War soldiers.
Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town?s National Hero
16 Dec 2024 at 11:12pm
Knowlton first saw military action when he enlisted as a private in Colonel Phineas Lyman?s Connecticut provincial regiment in 1757 during the Seven Years? War (also known as the French and Indian War). He fought in numerous important battles during the war, including the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1758.
The Burning of Danbury - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
19 Dec 2024 at 10:26pm
April 26, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Bethel, Benedict Arnold, Danbury, Revolutionary War, War and Defense, Ridgefield Detail from The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury , May 19, 1777
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) - Connecticut History
20 Dec 2024 at 4:02am
Nathan Hale was a Connecticut patriot and spy during the Revolutionary War. Born in Coventry in 1755, Hale attended Yale College before becoming a schoolteacher in East Haddam and New London. After the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Hale joined the Connecticut militia and then the Continental army?s Seventh Connecticut ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
