The Thirteen Colonies 1745 – PRIMARY SOURCES DATABASE

Letters to the Inhabitants of Quebec

May 20, 2025

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This 1774 address from the Continental Congress to the inhabitants of Quebec urges them to reject British rule and join the American colonies in resisting tyranny, emphasizing shared rights like representative government, trial by jury, and freedom ...

A View of the Landing the New England Forces in ye Expedition Against Cape Breton, 1745

May 8, 2025

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The artwork is a coloured line engraving created in 1745 by Irish artist John Brooks, based on an original work by American artist J. Stevens. ...

Elijah Boardman

April 30, 2024

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Portrait of Elijah Boardman, a merchant in the Thirteen Colonies around 1745. ...

Yale in 1786

April 30, 2024

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Daniel Bowen's 1786 woodcut of "A Front View of Yale-College, and the College Chapel, New-Haven." ...

Gentleman Farmer

April 30, 2024

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An illustration depicting the yeoman and the gentleman farmer, social groups present in the Thirteen Colonies around 1745. ...

George Washington

April 30, 2024

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A portrait of a young George Washington, prominent individual in the Thirteen Colonies around 1745. ...

Benjamin Franklin

April 30, 2024

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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, prominent individual in the Thirteen Colonies around 1745. ...