The Great Awakening was a time when the people of America developed a renewed interest in God. It began in 1746, in Northampton, Massachusetts in the church of Jonathan Edwards. And it spread like wildfire throughout the thirteen colonies through the preaching of George Whitefield. George Whitefield was a young evangelist from England, who had…
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. General Thomas Gage tried to stop the colonists’ rebellion by sending eight hundred troops to Lexington, twenty miles northwest of Boston. Their mission was to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams at Lexington. Then, continue on to…
The Shining City on a Hill
Jesus said to his followers, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine…
America Was Founded on Christianity
Noah Webster was a historian, an educator, and a textbook author, who was called the Father of American Education and Scholarship. Here are some of his most informative quotes: “Every civil government is based upon some religion or philosophy of life. Education in a nation will propagate the religion of that nation. In America, the…
We Have Therefore To Resolve To Conquer Or Die
George Washington was the Father of Our Country and the first President of the United States. He defeated the British in the Revolutionary War. He could have been the King of America. But he chose to be President for two four-year terms instead. He was first in war, first in peace, and first in the…