Nov 20, 2009

Journal of a Girl in Colonial Boston: Fashions, Dances, and a Puritan Town Through a Child's Eyes

By: Brian Deming

Nov 19, 2009

Free Blacks and Slaves In Dutch Manhattan: African American History of New York Before the British

By: Melissa Cooper

Nov 17, 2009

The Mannahatta Project–New York Natural History: Uncovering Manhattan's Precolonial Landscape and Ecology

By: Melissa Cooper

Nov 17, 2009

The George Washington Birthplace: Pope’s Creek is Maintained by the National Park Service

By: Mike Virgintino

Nov 16, 2009

Life for Children in Colonial Boston: If You Lived, You Had Lots of Playmates for Huzzlecap and Stoolball

By: Brian Deming

Nov 16, 2009

Virginia's Ferry Farm: George Washington’s Home as a Young Boy

By: Mike Virgintino

Nov 13, 2009

Virginia's Battle of Green Spring: Revolutionary War Fight Between Lafayette and Cornwallis

By: Mike Virgintino

Nov 12, 2009

The Battle of Spencer's Ordinary: A Quick and Small Skirmish in Virginia During the Revolutionary War

By: Mike Virgintino

Nov 11, 2009

Dining with Patriots: The Taverns of Colonial Williamsburg

By: Mike Virgintino

Nov 10, 2009

Was Anyone Punished for the Boston Massacre? Yes; But the Soldiers Who Killed Five Got Off Virtually Scot-Free

By: Brian Deming

Nov 9, 2009

The American Revolution Today – November 2009: Citizenship for Foreign Patriot and Preservation in the North

By: Mike Virgintino

Nov 5, 2009

The Massachusetts Government Act of 1774: The Second of the Intolerable Acts Increased Tensions

By: David Todd

Nov 5, 2009

Colonial Families in Puritan New England: Social Norms and Gender Expectations Dictated Proper Roles

By: Michael Streich

Nov 4, 2009

Colonial and Modern Williamsburg Christmas: Christmas at Colonial Williamsburg Reflects New as Much as Old

By: Sara E. Lewis

Nov 2, 2009

Facts and Myths About Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving’s History is Often Misunderstood

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

Nov 1, 2009

Thomas Hooker, Market Bosworth and Hartford: The Link Between a Leicestershire School and the US Constitution

By: John Welford

Oct 31, 2009

What the Pilgrims Ate in 1621: The First Thanksgiving Menu was Very Different

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

Oct 29, 2009

The Stamp Act as a Cause of Revolution: The First Colonial Internal Tax Causes Widespread Dissent

By: Michael Streich

Oct 28, 2009

What Was Life Like for Women in Colonial Boston? Running a Business Was Not Uncommon, Especially for Widows

By: Brian Deming

Oct 24, 2009

Jonathan Brewster Reaches Plymouth on Fortune: Son Assumes Father’s Leadership Role

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Oct 24, 2009

Plymouth Life Style That First Thanksgiving: Less Than 50 Left to Bring in the First Harvest

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Oct 23, 2009

Story of Thanksgiving, Time to Share and Praise: Thanksgiving Celebration as it is Know Today from Humble Beginnings

By: Christopher Clayton

Oct 22, 2009

The Boston Port Act of 1774: Parliament’s Aims and Provisions

By: David Todd

Oct 22, 2009

What Happened at the Boston Massacre: A Besieged Sentry, a Deluded Crowd, and a Flustered Officer

By: Brian Deming

Oct 22, 2009

The Dispute that Led to the Boston Massacre: It Started with an Insult Over a Wigmaker's Bill

By: Brian Deming

Oct 22, 2009

African American Poet Phillis Wheatley: First Black Female to Publish Book of Poetry

By: Allene Reynolds

Oct 20, 2009

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton: Federalists, Republicans and the Identity of a New Nation

By: Ron Goodwin

Oct 17, 2009

Thanksgiving History and Origins: Traditions and Story Behind this National Holiday

By: Terah Talley

Oct 17, 2009

Colonial American Crime and Punishment: Punishments Were Always Public as a Means to Deter Crimes

By: Michael Streich

Oct 16, 2009

Ann Foster a Confessed Witch: Andover Woman Caught Up in 1692 Salem Witch Hysteria

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Oct 15, 2009

Education and America's Early Settlers: American Colonists Laid Groundwork for Modern Education

By: Leslie McCloud

Oct 15, 2009

Was Paul Revere's Mother a Silversmith? Colonial Women Working in the Trades

By: Allene Reynolds

Oct 15, 2009

Student Discontent at Harvard Before Revolution: As Boston Raged, Scholars at Cambridge Staged Their Own Rebellions

By: Brian Deming

Oct 15, 2009

Rules at Harvard College in the 1760s and 70s: Harvard Scholars Faced Fines for Playing Cards, Watching Plays

By: Brian Deming

Oct 14, 2009

The Intolerable Acts: Did the British Parliament Overreact and Cause the Revolution?

By: David Todd

Oct 13, 2009

Rebecca Nurse Accused as Witch in 1692: Her Silence Taken as Sign of Her Guilt

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Oct 10, 2009

Revolutionary North Carolina: Impact of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on British Strategy

By: Michael Streich

Oct 8, 2009

Bowne House, NYC Landmark for Religious Freedom: "Flushing Remonstrance" Was Precursor to US Bill of Rights

By: Ellen Freudenheim

Oct 4, 2009

The Land Bank, Sam Adams, and the Revolution: A Now-Forgotten Crisis That Primed Massachusetts for Independence

By: Brian Deming

Oct 3, 2009

The Trial of Anne Hutchinson: A Puritan Female Leader Defends Her Theological Views

By: Michael Streich

Oct 2, 2009

Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is Often Misrepresented

By: Michael Streich

Oct 1, 2009

Who Said What About Mayflower Pilgrims: Historians and Writers Evaluate Plymouth Colony Founders

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Oct 1, 2009

Mayflower Compact and Plymouth Colony Government: Historic Document Called for Democratic Self Determination

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Sep 30, 2009

How Colonial Chesapeake Ancestors Lived: When Genealogy Reveals Little, Research and Restorations Show Why

By: Sara E. Lewis

Sep 30, 2009

Whatever Happened to the Pilgrims and Puritans? So Important in Shaping Colonial America, But Where Are They Now?

By: Brian Deming

Sep 29, 2009

Colonial Sabbath Day Practices: Attending Church on Sunday was Mandatory and Subject to Penalties

By: Michael Streich

Sep 29, 2009

The Fashion Statement of Revolutionary Newport: Common Clothes Along with Designer Dresses and Gowns

By: Mike Virgintino

Sep 28, 2009

Deism and the Founding Fathers: Separation of Church and State the Result of Enlightenment Ideals

By: Michael Streich

Sep 27, 2009

Women, Divorce, and American Independence: Amid Talk of Liberty, More Women Sought to Dissolve Marriages

By: Brian Deming

Sep 26, 2009

British Loyalists Before the Revolution: Gouverneur Morris Tells Why he Opposed the Agitation Against Britain

By: David Todd

Sep 25, 2009

Early American Recreation: Indoor and Outdoor Games and Activities in Colonial America

By: Michael Streich

Sep 25, 2009

The American Revolution Today - September 2009: Book Says Federal Government More Drastic Change than Revolution

By: Mike Virgintino

Sep 25, 2009

Revisiting Battles of Lexington & Concord: 1923 Retrospective Titled Nineteenth of April 1775

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Sep 24, 2009

Causes of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676: Colonial Indian Policies and High Taxes Led to Popular Uprising

By: Michael Streich

Sep 21, 2009

Names of Children of Mayflower Passengers: Pilgrim Babies Named Desire, Love, Fear; But Nary a Harry

By: Brian Deming

Sep 19, 2009

Colonial Religion and Intolerance: Persecuted Groups Set a Precedent of Religious Exclusiveness

By: Michael Streich

Sep 18, 2009

The Battle of Cowpens and the Southern Campaign: A Decisive American Victory in the Revolutionary War

By: Michael Allred

Sep 18, 2009

Birth of the American Free Press: The 1735 Peter Zenger Libel Case Set a Journalistic Precedent

By: Michael Streich

Sep 18, 2009

Causes of the Boston Tea Party: Taxes, The East India Company and the Colonists

By: Lorri Brown

Sep 18, 2009

What Happened to the Mayflower? Tiny Ship Has Huge Role in American History

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Sep 14, 2009

Manhattan Before the Dutch: Pre-Colonial Landscape of New York Alive With Diverse Species

By: Melissa Cooper

Sep 13, 2009

British Response to the Boston Tea Party: Lord Dartmouth Gives Instructions to Governor Gage

By: David Todd

Sep 12, 2009

The Sugar Act of 1764 and Colonial Resistance: The Revenue Act as a Cause of the American Revolution

By: Michael Streich

Sep 11, 2009

Celebrating New York's 400th Anniversary: Dutch Heritage Found Throughout State

By: Mike Virgintino

Sep 11, 2009

Revolutionary Attractions in Boston: The Sites and People Associated with Freedom

By: Mike Virgintino

Sep 9, 2009

Wilkes, American Colonists, and The North Briton: Why Was Colonial America So Fascinated with the Number 45?

By: Brian Deming

Sep 8, 2009

The Religion of John Adams: The Second President and the Separation of Church and State

By: Darryl Hamson

Sep 6, 2009

Witchcraft in the American Colonies: Magic and Superstition in Everyday New England Life

By: Michael Streich

Sep 5, 2009

Colonial American Foods and Diets: Meat, Fish, and a Variety of Vegatables & Fruits in the 13 Colonies

By: Michael Streich

Sep 4, 2009

Witchcraft in Colonial America: Prosecution of Witches Unevenly Distributed in British North America

By: Darryl Hamson

Aug 31, 2009

Life as an Apprentice in Colonial America: Boys as Young as Six Worked in Shops; Some Ran Away

By: Brian Deming

Aug 30, 2009

Independence of the Massachusetts Legislature: Response to the King’s Letter About Committees of Correspondence

By: David Todd

Aug 30, 2009

The Massachusetts Revolution of 1774: The Beginning of the End of British Rule in North America

By: Darryl Hamson

Aug 29, 2009

Colonial Occupations in Early American History: Lost Professions and Skills From the Founding of the United States

By: Michael Streich

Aug 24, 2009

The Battle of Cowpens: Turning Point of the Revolutionary War in the South

By: William Hammond

Aug 24, 2009

Gravestones in Colonial New England Cemeteries: Attitudes About Death Disclosed on Carvings in Early Burial Grounds

By: Darryl Hamson

Aug 23, 2009

The Battle of Camden: A Major British Victory Threatens the American Revolution

By: William Hammond

Aug 22, 2009

The Siege of Charleston: The Continental Army Suffers its Worst Defeat in the War

By: William Hammond

Aug 20, 2009

The Religion of George Washington: What is Known About the Faith of the First President?

By: Darryl Hamson

Aug 20, 2009

The Battle of King's Mountain: A Critical American Victory in the Revolutionary War

By: William Hammond

Aug 19, 2009

John and Samuel Adams, Patriot Cousins: How These Key Figures of the Revolution Were Related

By: Brian Deming

Aug 19, 2009

The Battle of Princeton: Second American Victory of the Revolutionary War

By: William Hammond

Aug 18, 2009

The Origins of the United States Army Band: Military Band Traditions from Colonial through Revolutionary America

By: Megan Winkler

Aug 17, 2009

The Battle of Trenton: First American Victory of the Revolutionary War

By: William Hammond

Aug 17, 2009

The Murder and Scalping of Miss Jane McCrae: The Innocent Loyalist Life Lost Won Patriot Hearts Against Burgoyne

By: Megan Winkler

Aug 17, 2009

The Stamp Act and the American Revolution: The Stamps That Sparked Rebellion Weren’t Stamps at All

By: Brian Deming

Aug 15, 2009

Christ's Hospital and Colonial America: British Americans Often Sought Apprentices from London’s Orphanages

By: Darryl Hamson

Aug 15, 2009

The Battle of Saratoga: The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War

By: William Hammond

Aug 14, 2009

William Nuthead (1654-1695): First Printer in British Colonial Virginia and Maryland

By: Sara E. Lewis

Aug 12, 2009

The Old State House Museum: The Historic Seat of Boston Politics

By: Holly Beth Anderle

Aug 12, 2009

Pieces of Eight – Not Just Pirate Money: The Most Commonly Used Coin in Colonial America

By: Darryl Hamson

Aug 12, 2009

Plimoth Plantation Daily Life: Pilgrim Men, Women, and Children Each had a Role to Play

By: Eric Niderost

Aug 9, 2009

Miracle at Yorktown: The Battle that Ended the Revolutionary War

By: William Hammond

Aug 7, 2009

Drawing the Mason Dixon Line: United States North Becames Yankee and the South Becomes Dixie

By: Christine Musser

Aug 7, 2009

The Wampanoag Indians of New England: Native Americans Who First Encountered English Pilgrims

By: Eric Niderost

Aug 6, 2009

Reaction in Philadelphia to the Tax on Tea: The Tea Act of 1773 Met Different Kinds of Resistance in Each City

By: David Todd

Aug 6, 2009

Making Whiskey in Western Pennsylvania: Homemade Spirits Threatens the Peace of the New United States

By: Christine Musser

Aug 6, 2009

The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving: English Settlers and Wampanoag Natives Meet in 1621

By: Eric Niderost

Aug 6, 2009

The Mayflower: Famed Ship that Carried the Pilgrims to New England

By: Eric Niderost

Aug 4, 2009

Battle in the North Sea: HMS Serapis vs. Bonhomme Richard

By: William Hammond

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