What The Left Can Learn From Alexander Hamilton
“It’s still white history. And no amount of casting people of color disguises the fact that they’re erasing people of color from the actual narrative.”
Not everyone celebrated when the British surrendered at Yorktown. About a fifth of all colonists remained loyal to the Crown; for them, the American victory spelled exodus and, often, more violence.
Had the American colonies lost their war for independence, the British government intended to strip them of all their guns and place them under the thumb of a permanent standing army.
An absorbing account explodes the myths of America’s founding to place the colony back in the context of the old world, writes Colin Kidd
The author of the Declaration of Independence was a slave owner and an adulterer, but his shortcomings should not taint the ideals he set forth for the country.
How game theory might explain why we went to war
In less than three hours on November 4, 1791, American Indians destroyed the United States Army, inflicting more than 900 casualties on a force of some
The deaths were about five times more per capita than America lost in World War II.
The Traditional Narrative of the Gaspee Affair Patriot fervor seemed to have cooled in the months and years following the Boston Massacre in 1770....
China and its trade practices are often blamed for U.S. economic woes. But once upon a time, it was the tea trade with China that created American magnates — with some catastrophic consequences.
Who is the MVP of the American Founding - Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson? In this McConnell Center debate, political scientist Michael Federici (Mercyhurst…
Remember that time George Washington returned a dog he found on a battlefield back to its British owner? Neither did we.
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James Otis, Jr. used his words to whip anti-British sentiment into a frenzy—so why isn’t he better remembered now?
Here is just how much 11 everyday items would cost if they were taxed today at the same levels they were in colonial America.
No, I have not lost my mind. Of course, the Americans won their freedom from British rule. However, what started in 1775, as an...
The second map in an occasional series depicts a turning point in transatlantic navigation.
Hamilton-fever is a global phenomenon. Your parents want to see it. Your grandparents are angling for tickets. But, still, you may still have some...
The JuntoCast is a monthly podcast dedicated to roundtable discussions of issues related to early American history. Ken Owen (Host), Michael Hattem (panelist and Producer), and Roy Rogers (panelist…
Thomas Jefferson didn’t just own a Quran — he engaged with Islam and fought to ensure the rights of Muslims By DENISE SPELLBERG Salon: [He] sais “neither Pagan nor Mahamedan [Muslim] no…
Today we begin a week-long round-table on the origins and causes of the American Revolution, in which Junto members explore their own idiosyncratic approaches to the question of origins, and the re…
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It’s one thing to make speeches about declaring independence, or to assemble militias and discuss battle tactics against the enemy. It’s quite another thing...
The American Revolution was very much a case of David versus Goliath. A relatively small group of colonists decided that they wanted to break...
For starters, he did a lot of it
