1754–1763 - French and Indian War

William Thompson was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He led troops in Boston, New York, and Canada, and is most famous for being the first to hold the rank of Colonel in the United States Army.

Edward Tilghman, Sr. was a politician, soldier, and law enforcement officer from Maryland. He participated in the Stamp Act Congress.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was a business in which the commodity was African men, women, and children. They were captured in Africa, transported across the Atlantic Ocean over the “Middle Passage,” and forced to work in the Americas. It was also part of the Triangular Trade System and the Mercantile System.

The Triangular Trade was a Transatlantic network of trade routes that were used during the Colonial Era, to ship goods between England, Africa, and the Americas.

Henry Ward was a politician from Rhode Island. He was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 and served many years as the Secretary of State of the Rhode Island government.

George Washington led the Continental Army to victory over the British in the Revolutionary War. He then served two terms as the first President of the United States under the Constitution.

Martha Washington (1731–1802) was the wife of President George Washington and the first First Lady of the United States of America.

Marinus Willett was a soldier, politician, and artisan from New York. A veteran of the French and Indian War, he became involved with the Patriot Cause in New York City. He was a key member of the New York Sons of Liberty, along with John Lamb, Isaac Sears, and Alexander McDougall. When the war started, he was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel in the New York Line. He participated in the Invasion of Canada and the Saratoga Campaign. Afterward, he served in the Northern Department until the end of the war, helping drive enemy forces out of the Mohawk River Valley.

Witchcraft in Colonial America is typically connected to the Salem Witch Trials (1692–1693) and the Puritan Colonies in New England. Both Protestants and Catholics during the Colonial Era feared the unknown, and often explained things they could not understand as the “work of the Devil.” Because of this, witchcraft trials occurred in nearly all of the 13 Original Colonies.

James Wolfe was a prominent British officer during the French and Indian War. He is most famous for leading British forces to victory at the Battle on the Plains of Abraham (1759), during the French and Indian War. Although Wolfe was killed during the battle, British forces captured Quebec City, essentially ensuring British victory in the war.

George Wythe was one of Virginia’s most respected legal minds during the 18th Century. Known for his integrity, scholarship, and commitment to justice, he shaped early American law through his service in the House of Burgesses, the courts, and the College of William and Mary. He contributed to major political debates, supported independence, and issued one of the earliest statements of judicial review.