Gadsden
The first ensign of the Continental Navy was presented to the Congress by Col.Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina. The rattlesnake made a fitting symbol -native to America, ever vigilant & loath to attack unless provoked! |  | 
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 | Join, or Die
The first American political cartoon appeared in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette. It was understood to be not a threat but a warning.... |
Fort Moultrie
On the 28th of June 1776 Col.Wm. Moultrie's small militia repelled the British bombardment of Charleston Harbor, saving the South from attack for another three years. The old fort on Sullivan's Island still bears his name. |  |
 | Washington's Cruisers
In late 1775 General Washington, at his own expense,outfitted six schooners to defend the coastline. They flew the Liberty Tree, known throughout New England as the meeting place of Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. |
Betsy Ross
Our first national flag was designed with care -red for valor, white for purity, and blue for justice.Thirteen stars in a circle represented equality among the States. Did Betsy Ross really sew this flag? No-one knows for sure . |  |
