American Revolution Blog

On this day in 1775, the American forces under Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery were defeated in their late night attack on Quebec. Ha...

I know that I have mentioned The Thomas Jefferson Hour in the past on this blog, but I would like to call your attention to it again. In hi...

Merry Christmas everyone! As you enjoy the festivities, keep in mind that today also carries a special American tribute that should not go f...

When it comes to celebrating the holidays, gingerbread is to Christmas what the American flag is to the 4th of July. In all of its variety, ...

Being that we are only days from celebrating Christmas, I have chosen to look at how early colonial Americans understood this celebration, w...

At American Creation , one of the repeating arguments that we tackle almost on a weekly basis centers around the issue of how much "God...

On this day in 1783, the final remnants of British troops withdrew from New York, a city and harbor they had controlled for over seven years...

Since the blog is on a holiday kick, I thought that this might be an appropriate way to continue the theme. After all, I don't want to b...

Thomas Paine and the Birth of Natural Religion, Natural Law and Enlightenment Philosophy by Brad Hart In the October, 2008 issue of the Will...

Happy 233rd Birthday to the United States Marines!!! On this day in 1775, the United States Marines was born. The Continental Congress, perc...

The American Revolution can, at times, be characterized as a collection of smaller revolutions, all of which contributed and eventually led ...

Of the many justifications for going to war, perhaps nothing proved more influential to the American colonies than religion. A countless num...

Did the citizens of colonial America celebrate Halloween? The answer is yes, but not in the way you may think. An historian with Colonial Wi...

John Jay: The Quintessential Christian Nation Advocate of the 18th Century by Brad Hart Not all of our founding fathers were "theistic ...

In light of the recent discussion on the religious creed of Benjamin Franklin, and the recent book reviews by guest blogger Robert Cornwall,...