OUT OF THE OFFICE: RETURNING APRIL 11
byJust as many schools are going on spring break now, so is Journal of the American Revolution. We will be taking a short hiatus…
March, 2016
Top 10 Articles of March 2016
byThis month we gave a hearty hello to four new writers: Stephen Brumwell, Michelle Porter, Alec D. Rogers and David Turnquist. We also welcomed a new…
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A Brief History of Benjamin Franklin’s Residences on Craven Street, London: 1757 – 1775
byIf one looked into Benjamin Franklin’s time on Craven Street, they might initially believe he lived at 36 Craven Street the entirety of his…
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The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government
byBook review: The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government by Fergus M. Bordewich (Simon &…
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How the Stamp Act did not Affect Virginia
byOn March 22, 1765, the Stamp Act was passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 205 to 49. The Act…
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Satirizing the Revolution through Popular Song
byThink of Revolutionary War lyrics. Does a ditty about a dandified bumpkin out on the town come to mind? “Yankee Doodle” was just one…
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Becoming Men of Some Consequence: Youth and Military Service in the Revolutionary War
byBook review: Becoming Men of Some Consequence: Youth and Military Service in the Revolutionary War by John A. Ruddiman (University of Virginia Press, 2014). [BUY…
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Benedict Arnold: Natural Born Military Genius
byDenouncing the reputation of Benedict Arnold began immediately after he fled West Point and returned his allegiance to the British empire on September 25,…
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The Alleged Amorous Affairs of Washington
byIf there was one tall hunk that nearly all the women of the colonies swooned over (and many in England and Europe, quite likely),…
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Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold and a “forgotten” Publius
byThanks to a critically-acclaimed and phenomenally popular Broadway musical, Alexander Hamilton has, quite literally, returned to the spotlight. The success of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton,…
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Rutgers v. Waddington: Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review
byBook review: Rutgers v. Waddington: Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review by Peter Charles Hoffer (Kansas University…
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Anything But Monotonous: Nine Months of Garrison Duty at Fort Griswold
byNew London’s harbor was the center of Connecticut’s wartime naval activity for the duration of the eight-year American Revolution. Because of its recognized importance,…
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Revolutionary Tourist: Chastellux in America
byAlmost every day, I drive past a Revolutionary War roadside marker. It commemorates a house that served as the headquarters of patriot Gen. Israel…
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Second Annual Conference: The American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley
byThe Fort Plain Museum, in the heart of upstate New York, is proud to announce its Second Annual Conference on the American Revolution in the Mohawk…
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The First “No Taxation Without Representation” Crisis
by“No taxation without representation” was not a notion born in the American colonies in 1765 with the passage of the Stamp Act, or with…
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Burnishing Revolutionary Reputations
byWinston Churchill: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” Almost without exception present day military commanders have heeded Winston…