American Revolution Blog

The Christmas season has had a long association with an assortment of delicious treats. Everything from candycanes to gingerbread men have ...

As we have discussed in previous postings, colonial society gave little attention to the celebration of Christmas. For various reasons, Chri...

This posting is inspired by the comments made in the Huckabee posting below. Raven mentioned that he is opposed to the notion that the Found...

Last October, during a Republican Presidential debate, candidate Mike Huckabee made the following comment, which has caused quite a stir on ...

This is a video I put together for YouTube a while back. In light of the debate taking place in another thread here, I felt I needed to post...

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...

On this day, 217 years ago, the Bill of Rights became law. This was the culmination of literally decades of struggle dating back all the wa...

All week, I kept telling myself that I was going to post a note about this on December 14. Then, December 14 came and.....well....I forgot. ...

We often forget just how important the French & Indian War (7 Years War) really was in shaping the American colonies. So many of the st...

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...

In recent years, Joseph Ellis has become one of the foremost historians of the American Revolution. His books have been nominated for an ar...

Of the many events prior to war with Britain, the Boston Massacre is one that receives a lot of attention. Yet this "massacre" on...

I'm sure many of you have already heard that HBO has finished production on their newest series entitled, "John Adams." The s...

An interview with historian Richard Brookhiser regarding his biography of George Washington:

Sorry for not writing in a while...I've been sick. It's good to be back. As we all know, December 7 is a day that will forver live ...