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Myths Perpetuated:

25: “Sam” Adams wanted “to separate from Great Britain” from the 1760s. See Founding Myths, chapter 12.

32: Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” speech. See Founding Myths, chapter 8.

33: Paul Revere’s ride, “stopping at every village and farm.” See Founding Myths, chapter 1.

37: “Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” See Founding Myths, chapter 9.

39: The July 4 “unanimous” Declaration of Independence. See Founding Myths, Conclusion.

39-40: All credit for Declaration of Independence goes to Jefferson. See Founding Myths, chapter 6.

43: Mary Ludwig Hays was the real “Molly Pitcher.” See Founding Myths, chapter 2.

53-54: Yorktown marked the end of the Revolutionary War. See Founding Myths, chapter 12.

54: “A ragtag collection of citizen soldiers had defeated on of the world’s greatest armies.” See Founding Myths, chapter 12.

Critical items neglected, which change our understanding of the Revolution:

The first seizure of political and military authority from the British — Massachusetts, 1774. See Founding Myths, chapter 4.

Over ninety state and local declarations of independence, which set the stage for the congressional declaration. See Founding Myths, chapter 6.

General Sullivan’s genocidal expedition against the Iroquois, the only significant American campaign of 1779. See Founding Myths, chapter 13.

The participation of Native Americans on both sides of the conflict. See Founding Myths, chapter 13.

The winter the Continental Army spent at Morristown — far colder than that spent at Valley Forge, and the harshest in 400 years. See Founding Myths, chapter 5.

The global context for the American Revolution — why the war continued after Yorktown. See Founding Myths, chapter 12.