1492 Christopher Columbus -
An Unexpected Story of Faith
"...that Thy holy Name may be proclaimed in this second part of the earth.”
Faith and America's Founding
God's Hand of Providence
Prayers That Shaped America Before Its Founding
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1607 Robert Hunt-Cape May
Prophetic Prayer and Covenantal Dedication of America to God
"We do hereby dedicate this Land...to the glory of God"
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1620 The Pilgrims - Mayflower Compact
Cornerstone of Faith in America
"...Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith..."
A Young George Washington - Did you know?
THIS IS THE STORY OF A 23 YEAR OLD GEORGE WASHINGTON - 20 YEARS BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!
"By the All-Powerful Dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me!"
BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT - The most consequential battle before 1775 - Click the image to read more!
George Washington rallying the broken forces at the Battle of Monongahela on July 9, 1755. [Washington the Solider], c.1834, Library of Congress.
Founding Faith and Miracles of the Revolutionary War
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1775 America's 1st Flag
History of George Washington's "An Appeal to Heaven" flag
"Where the body of the people... is deprived of their right... there lies an appeal to heaven." John Locke
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1776 Battle of Long Island
1st Major Battle of the American Revolutionary War
"At this time a very dense fog began to rise, and it seemed to settle in a peculiar manner over both encampments..."
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1776 Long Isand's Fog:
EyewitnessAccount - Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge
"In the history of warfare I do not recollect a more fortunate retreat."
July 4th 1776
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence
John Trumbull's famous painting, "Declaration of Independence"(1819)
Resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(painting)
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Declaration of Independence
Preamble:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all en are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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July 4th 1776
John Adams Letter to Abigail