Nov 5, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Oct 29, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Oct 17, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Oct 10, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

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

Sep 29, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Sep 28, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Sep 25, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Sep 24, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Sep 19, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Sep 18, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

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 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

Aug 29, 2009

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

By: Michael Streich

Jul 5, 2009

Thomas Paine's Common Sense: A Rationale for Independence and Republican Government

By: Michael Streich

Jul 5, 2009

The Battle of Saratoga 1777: The Most Decisive Battle Resulted from Burgoyne's Arrogance

By: Michael Streich

Jul 2, 2009

Why Britain Lost the Revolutionary War: False Assumptions, Blunders, and Command Structures Caused Defeat

By: Michael Streich

Jun 30, 2009

Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence: Influences and Impacts Associated with America's Greatest Document

By: Michael Streich

Jun 29, 2009

Charleston and the Southern Campaign in 1780: Sir Henry Clinton's Plan to End the American Revolution in the South

By: Michael Streich

Jun 27, 2009

Cornwallis Trapped at Yorktown: British Incompetence and Blunders Enabled the Final Patriot Victory

By: Michael Streich

Jun 25, 2009

Effects of the French and Indian War: Debt, Perceptions of Colonials, and Empire Helped Lead to Revolution

By: Michael Streich

Jun 23, 2009

Comparing Spanish and English American Colonies: Different Motives & Methods of Control Produced Dissimilar Outcomes

By: Michael Streich

Mar 3, 2009

Why the US Pioneered Modern Constitutionalism: A Tradition of Limited Representation Provided Experience

By: Michael Streich

Jan 23, 2009

Braddock's March on Fort Duquesne 1755: First Disaster in the French and Indian War

By: Michael Streich

Jan 7, 2009

Colonial Virginia & New England Emigrants: Comparing English Settlers Arriving in America in the 17th Century

By: Michael Streich

Jan 6, 2009

Family and Community in Colonial America: Protestant Theology Provided a Basis for Social Organization

By: Michael Streich

Jan 3, 2009

Effects of the American Revolution: Post War Conditions in the Newly Created United States

By: Michael Streich

Jan 2, 2009

Immediate Causes of the Revolutionary War: Parliamentary Measures that Created Colonial Conflict After 1763

By: Michael Streich

Jan 2, 2009

The Sugar Acts as Causes of the Revolution: Scholarship Disputes the Claim the Molasses Tax Contributed to War

By: Michael Streich

Dec 30, 2008

Causes of the Revolution & the Seven Years' War: Effects of the French & Indian War on the War for Independence

By: Michael Streich

Dec 29, 2008

Revolutionary War Causes & Salutary Neglect: Internal English Turmoil Allowed the Colonies to Develop Autonomy

By: Michael Streich

Dec 26, 2008

Religious Diversity in Colonial America: Protestants and Catholics Establish Roots in the Thirteen Colonies

By: Michael Streich

Dec 25, 2008

Causes and Effects of the American Revolution: Ideological Arguments Rationalize Independence from Britain

By: Michael Streich

Dec 22, 2008

Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union: An Early Attempt to Unify the Thirteen Colonies by a Founding Father

By: Michael Streich

Dec 11, 2008

Indentures, Servants, and Apprentices: Contracts and Conditions Varied For Young Men in the Colonies

By: Michael Streich

Dec 6, 2008

John Winthrop's City on a Hill: Puritan Ideals Shape Daily Living and Challenge Posterity

By: Michael Streich

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