American Revolution Blog

The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced on Monday , and both books are on topics relating to this blog! Hooray! The winner for the 20...

Comparing the Boston Tea Party to the various tea parties that took place across the nation last week is complex to say the least. After al...

S o, how exactly did the British lose the American Revolution? After all, the British army was the best trained, best equipped, and most pro...

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all American Revolution Blog readers! Perhaps you are asking yourself why I would be posting something on St....

In his famous A Discourse concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers: with Some Reflections on the resistance M...

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

According to historian Carol Berkin, a woman was considered a "legal incompetent" along the same lines as "children, idiots, ...

Hello 2009!!! New Year's Day is finally upon us, and there's no better way for this blog to recognize this holiday's "out w...

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...