A few white colonists, publicly noted the paradox between the patriots' demands for liberty and the widespread acceptance of slavery. James Otis called the slave trade "the most shocking violation ...

Washington Irving was born in Manhattan on April 3, 1783. Father William was a Scottish immigrant from the Orkney Islands who achieved wealth as a New York City merchant; mother Sarah (Sanders ...

Dec. 23, 1783 Washington resigns his commission as commander-in-chief, having transformed the Continental Army into an effective fighting force and led the troops to victory over the British.