In the early seventeenth century, a single wooden ship crossing the Atlantic carried far more than passengers and cargo. The Mayflower carried fear, hope, desperation, faith, and ambition—elements that would collide on the shores of North America and help shape the future of an entire continent. When the ship finally dropped anchor off the coast …
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The Spark of Rebellion: How the Boston Massacre Ignited a Revolution
On the night of March 5, 1770, the streets of Boston erupted in chaos as British soldiers opened fire on an unarmed crowd of American colonists. What began as a tense confrontation between angry civilians and armed troops quickly escalated into a deadly skirmish that left five colonists dead and several others wounded. The Boston …