Becoming a free nation was not an easy venture for the founders of America, who felt led by God to declare independence from Great Britain. In this short video, author and pastor Rev. Dan Fisher comments on some of the sacrifices the founders made for our independence.

 Critics of the Pilgrims accuse them of mistreating the Native-Americans. But this short video includes commentary from an Indian author and pastor who shows that the Pilgrims were exemplary in their relations with the Indians.

 Some think socialism is a new idea. But the Pilgrims actually practiced socialism at first (because it was required by those who funded their colony). This short video shows it proved disastrous, causing them to abandon it.

 In Colonial America, elections were generally held annually, and sermons were even preached on those days. Author and retired seminary professor Dr. Cal Beisner comments on these “election day sermons.”

 A little known tension between England and her North American colonies was the plan to nullify the colonies’ charters. As this video shows, this would have meant that all the sacrifices of the Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers, and others to create a “City on a Hill” in the New World would have been dashed to […]

 The great preacher of the First Great Awakening was Rev. George Whitefield of England, who visited America repeatedly. Here are some video highlights of his incredible impact, including excerpts from his sermons.

 One of the most significant movements in American history to help us become a nation was the Great Awakening. Watch now to see the impact of this mid-1700s spiritual movement.

 American independence did not just happen. Dr. Jerry Newcombe points out the Bible’s pivotal role in the push for liberty, including the lives of the freedom-loving men and women known collectively as “the Sons of Liberty.” Sam Adams was the quintessential “son of liberty.”

 The Puritans contributed a great deal to American freedom. Their leader, Rev. John Winthrop, the virtual founder of Boston, preached a sermon wherein he quoted Jesus, saying that they should be like “a city on a hill,” a metaphor for America.

 The American constitutional system did not begin in Philadelphia in 1787 but rather in the cabin of the Mayflower in 1620. Find out how the Mayflower Compact led to the creation of America’s two key founding documents.