Documents in this chapter are available separately by following the hyperlinks below: John Adams’ Correspondence, March 31–May 26, 1776 Celebrations of American Independence in Boston and Watertown, Mass., July 18,
Benjamin Rush, An Enquiry Into the Effects of Spirituous Liquors upon the Human Body, and their Influence upon the Happiness of Society (Philadelphia: Thomas Bradford, [1784]), 8-9. Benjamin Rush (1746–1813),
Declaration of Independence IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one
There is nothing more common than to confound the terms of the American revolution with those of the late American war. The American war is over: but this is far
