Tensions rise between British authorities and American colonists due to the Stamp Act and Townsend Act. The Tea Act of 1773 ignites outrage by granting a monopoly to the British East India Tea Company. Protests lead to the Sons of...

Mercy Otis Warren was a poet, playwright and ‘whistleblower’ who used her words to throw some serious shade on British Colonial rule.

Did you know that hipsters were a thing back in the 18th century and were known as Macaroni? Our ancestors liked to get creative with language: especially in the world of politics.