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American Revolution Recipes | 18th Century Colonial Cooking

Johnny Cakes.

Discover what people ate during the American colonial period, with these recipes you can make at home.

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Best Primary Sources About the American Revolution

Discover the best primary sources about the American Revolution. Learn about the war through the accounts of people who experienced it.

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18th Century Domestic Medicine (book, by Dr. William Buchanan)

Read Domestic Medicine by Dr. William Buchanan – a frontline surgeon during the American Revolution – to learn how diseases were treated.

Books Primary Sources

Colonial Life in Spanish California During the American Revolution

Artist’s conception of De Anza’s expedition setting out from Tubac. (From a painting at Tumacacori National Historic Park).

Learn about life in Spanish California during the American Revolution: presidios, missions, soldiers, and the culture that shaped this colonial frontier.

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Philadelphia’s 18th Century Dance “Assemblies”

Philadelphia dance assembly, 1750s.

Learn about the dance assemblies that occurred in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century, including the rules of these gatherings.

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