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Politics

How Three Powers Became Three Branches

by Charles Lincoln

On May 15, 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared that authority under the British Crown should be suppressed and that the powers of government...

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Critical Thinking

November 2, 2026

George Washington and Religious Freedom

by Christopher Bumgarner

On the eve of George Washington becoming the nation’s First President, Alexander Hamilton and others fretted if he would even accept the position. Hamilton...

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Reviews

November 2, 2026

Georgia’s First Elected Governor: John Adam Treutlen and the American Revolution

by Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

BOOK REVIEW: Georgia’s First Elected Governor: John Adam Treutlen and the American Revolution by W. Wright Mitchell (Independently Published, 2026) $25.00 paperback. The colonial...

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Maps and Cartography

October 29, 2026

Authorship of The Frenchman’s Map of Williamsburg

by Norman Desmarais

The Frenchman's map of Williamsburg, Virginia served as a significant source for the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. It indicated potential archaeological sites and served...

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War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783)

October 26, 2026

The Rise and Fall of Captain John Manley

by Kenneth M. Sheldon

At the start of the American Revolution, Captain John Manley was a hero. George Washington praised him. Newspapers trumpeted his naval victories, and even...

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