American Revolution Blog

In light of President Obama's recent address to Congress regarding the $750 billion plus economic stimulus package, I thought it might b...

In one of his recent posts, conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan points out an interesting quote from Adam Smith -- the so-called "fat...

President John Quincy Adams, the Republic’s 6th executive chief, awoke around 7:00a.m. to a rainy, but sunny day in the nation’s capital. Th...

The most important member of George Washington’s cabinet was arguably Alexander Hamilton. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton faced the ...

One of the largest achievements of the early 19th century is the completion of the Erie Canal. Though ignored by the federal government, Go...

One of the biggest problems with the historiography of the American Revolution is that we often view it as being a massive force of radical ...

I realize that this posting may seem like it doesn't belong on a blog of the American Revolution but hear me out. The Market Revolution...

Is it possible that the American Revolution was just as beneficial (if not more beneficial during the 19th century) for Great Britain? In h...