The Anglican Church is the official Church of England. United by faith rather than by apostolic authority and generally not adherents of predestination, Anglicans believe in salvation through observance of moral and ethical guidelines outlined in a set of liturgies from the Book of Common Prayer.

The American Weekly Mercury was established in 1719 in Philadelphia by the printer Andrew Bradford and John Copson, a local bookseller.

The American Revolution (also called the War of Independence or Revolutionary War) began as an economic uprising of the British colonies against unfair taxation and importation laws levied by England.

This monthly literary magazine was established by William Smith, a prominent eighteenth-century educator who was the first provost of the College of Philadelphia.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) was established on October 24, 1812 in Worcester by an act of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was inspired by the efforts of Isaiah Thomas, printer, publisher, and book collector...

George Alsop was born in London to Peter Alsop, a tailor of modest means, and his wife, Rose.

Almanacs originated in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome as annual astronomical calendars that were divided into months, weeks, and days.

Claude-Jean Allouez was born June 6, 1622, in Saint-Didier, France. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1639 and was ordained in 1655.

Military leader of Vermont’s independence, Ethan Allen was born January 21, 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut, the oldest child of Joseph and Mary Baker Allen.

Francis Alison rose to prominence during the religious revivalist movement known as the Great Awakening.

The Algonkin (or Algonquin) tribe was located in the Ottawa Valley, between Lake Huron and the Ottawa River.

Published in two parts, The Age of Reason was written as a critique of Christianity from a rational, scientific perspective, and as an explanation of Deism.

Patriot leader Samuel Adams was born September 16, 1722 in Boston, the son of Samuel Adams, a prosperous brewer, and Mary Fifield Adams.

The literary career of John Adams varied in style and substance throughout his life, but as a whole, Adams’s letters represent one of the most important collections of correspondence from this period.

Hannah Adams, the first woman in America to make her living by writing, was born in the farming town of Medfield, Massachusetts.

Abigail Smith Adams was an energetic letter writer, an astute observer of politics and diplomacy, and the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States.

While little is known about James Adair himself, he left one major record: The History of the American Indians, completed in 1768 and published in 1775.