American History
Blackburn Cult: The Hidden Mission of Self-Styled Messengers of God
There were several secret societies operating in America, amongst them was Blackburn Cult. Who was the person behind this group? […]
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The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation
The committee for the Declaration of Independence was considered as a distant third behind the committee of foreign alliances and the committee responsible for writing the rules of confederation. […]
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The Heating Up of the American Revolution
The American Revolution: from Congress’s rebellious authorization of a continental army to Richard Henry Lee’s resolution of independence. […]
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The British Empire’s Failings in the American Revolution
The incidents at Lexington and Concord could have remained only that, an incident, if it was not for the British Empire’s failings in the American Revolution. […]
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The Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
Read on about the momentous battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, which were decisive toward the outcome of the war. […]
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Civil War: The First Great Union Offensive in the Western Theater
Read About one of the most important parts of the American Civil war: the Union’s Offensive in the Western Theater, which went on to shape the outcome of the war. […]
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American Civil War: Commanders of the Western Theater
The Civil War shaped the United States as we know them today to a huge extent, and was led by a number of powerful figures in the Western Theater. Read to find out more about these leaders. […]
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The Road to Revolution: The Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts
By Allen Guelzo, Ph.D., Gettysburg College Read how American resentment against the actions of the British redcoats and British taxes culminated in the Boston Tea […]
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Opposition to the Stamp Act: Colonial Legislatures and Violent Protest
By Allen Guelzo, Ph.D., Gettysburg College For more than 100 years, the American colonies had their own legislatures that levied comparatively small colonial taxes. But […]
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Recovering Britain’s War Debt: Whigs and the Stamp Act
To finance the war against France in North America, Britain amassed a war debt of over ₤122 million. George Grenville’s Stamp Act was meant to recover the money from the colonies, but he had severely underestimated the opposition to the Stamp Act in America. […]