American Revolution Blog

I realize that Columbus Day is more than a week in the past, but I thought it might be a good way to kick things off anew here at the Americ...

The indigenous tribes of the "New World" have been a source of fascination not only for modern scholars, but for early American co...

Once upon a time, in a land far away, lived a brave and wise man named Christopher Columbus. Columbus lived in a world of ignorant fools, wh...

"Super Tuesday" is upon us! Today literally millions of Americans will go to the polls to cast their ballots for their Democratic...

For centuries the historiography of the American Revolution has focused primarily on the colonial perspective. We teach and learn about the...

Recent scholarship on the history of the early American republic has uncovered some interesting insights into what influenced the establishm...

Thomas Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisianna Puchase should be considered one of the greatest executive decisions of all-time. Not...