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Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791
Image by Charles Willson Peale

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1824) during his tenure as 1st United States Secretary of State, oil on canvas painting by Charles Willson Peale, 1791. Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Second Continental Congress
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Second Continental Congress

The Second Continental Congress was the body of delegates that governed the Thirteen Colonies and, later, the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Between its first session in May 1775 and its disbandment in March 1781, the...
What Makes Thomas Jefferson so Controversial? - Frank Cogliano
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What Makes Thomas Jefferson so Controversial? - Frank Cogliano

Thomas Jefferson was a founding father of the United States — but were his principles outweighed by his participation in slavery? Thomas Jefferson, founding father of the United States and primary author of the Declaration of Independence...
The Secret History of the Mongols
Definition by Mark Cartwright

The Secret History of the Mongols

The Secret History of the Mongols is a chronicle written in the 13th century CE (with some later additions) and is the most important and oldest medieval Mongolian text. The book covers the origins of the Mongol people, the rise to power...
Sources of History
Article by Emma Groeneveld

Sources of History

History (from the Greek ἱστορία, meaning 'a learning or knowing by inquiry') can be broadly taken to indicate the past in general but is usually defined as the study of the past from the point at which there were...
Philadelphia Campaign
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Philadelphia Campaign

The Philadelphia Campaign (July 1777 to June 1778) was a major military operation during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), in which a British army under Sir William Howe attempted to capture the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia...
Patrick Henry
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Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry (1736-1799) was a Virginian lawyer and politician who played a vital role in the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789). Known for his brilliant oration, including the famous Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech, Henry served...
Memorial to Deceased Roman Cavalryman
Image by James Blake Wiener

Memorial to Deceased Roman Cavalryman

All that remains of this stone memorial is a portrait of the deceased Roman cavalryman. The prototype of this kind of portrait can be traced to Hellenistic Greece. This memorial was found in Cologne, Germany and dates from the 1st century...
Orosius
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Orosius

Paulus Orosius (usually given as Orosius, 5th century CE) was a Christian theologian and historian who was also a friend and protege of St. Augustine of Hippo (l. 354-430 CE). He is best known for his work Seven Books of History Against the...
Writing the Declaration of Independence
Image by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Writing the Declaration of Independence

A painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris showing Thomas Jefferson (right), Benjamin Franklin (left), and John Adams drafting the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. (Virginia Historical Society, Library of Congress)
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