British Tactics and Conflicting Strategies in Executing the American Revolution
If we are to discuss the tactics used by the British government and its forces during the American Revolution, we must be aware of the various...
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The Intolerable Acts
In 1774, Great Britain decided to use brute force to deal with the rebellious American colonies, particularly the colony of Massachusetts. Following...
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre marked the moment when political tensions between British soldiers and American colonists turned deadly. Patriots argued the event...
The Society of the Cincinnati: The Nation's Oldest Patriotic Organization
When we study George Washington, particularly his leadership during the American Revolution, we often come to the conclusion, with the help of...
Sir William Howe: The Man Who Could Not Quell a Rebellion
By all accounts, William Howe seemed to be the perfect choice to lead the British Army in its quest to put down the rebellion in British North America...
Early Capitals of the United States
On July 16, 1790, George Washington signed the Residence Act of 1790. This Act decreed that the National Capital, and permanent seat of government...
Who Were the Sons of Liberty?
The Sons of Liberty was a secret underground society created due to the social and political fallout of the French and Indian War. The war, which took...
Committees of Correspondence
In an era before mass communication, instant contact, or even mass newspaper circulation, news had to be spread in a myriad of ways. When fomenting...
Paul Revere’s Ride: Legends, Myths, and Realities
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive...
The Treaty of Paris
On October 19, 1781, General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered 7,000 British soldiers to the Continental Army after a crushing defeat at the Battle...
The Adams of Massachusetts
By: Adam E. Zielinski The story of the Adams family is the stuff of American legend, rightfully so. There is, however, far more in the people and...
Shot Heard 'Round the World
“Will you let them burn the town down?” Asked Joseph Hosmer, a resident of Concord, Massachusetts, and member of the militia and minutemen gathered...