John Marshall: Hamilton 2.0
byCelebrated for his stirring words in the Declaration of Independence, and having profited upon the popularity since, Thomas Jefferson was now America’s chief magistrate—and…
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Documents of the Revolution: A Continuum of Conviction
byThose familiar with American history know that the Articles of Confederation served as the first constitution of the unified states during the American Revolution….
This Week on Dispatches: Christian M. McBurney on General Charles Lee and the Oath of Allegiance
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author, attorney, and JAR contributor, Christian M. McBurney on the enigmatic General Charles Lee and his role…
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Hylton v. U.S. and Alexander Hamilton’s Defense of Congressional Taxing Authority
byIn 1796 Daniel Hylton, a wealthy Virginian farmer, brought a suit before the United States Supreme Court arguing that a federal tax on carriages…
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Tower of Victory
byAs far back as the eleventh century B.C. attackers confronted by fortified cities and towns, castles, and forts, used siege towers to elevate their…
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Opposing the Franco-American Alliance: The Case of Anne-Robert Jacques Turgot
byThe participation of the French on the side of the newly declared independent American colonies is widely acknowledged as the factor that tipped the…
Contributor Close-up: George Kotlik
byWhat inspired you to start researching and writing about the American Revolution? The North American War of Independence has been a passion of mine…
This Week on Dispatches: Geoff Smock on the Influence of the Enlightenment on Thomas Jefferson
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews teacher and JAR contributor Geoff Smock on Thomas Jefferson’s enlightenment-influenced views on pandemics, the French Revolution, Shays’…
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“The Right of Making Such a Law, Has Never Been Questioned:” Reasons Against the Renewal of the Sugar Act, Part 3 of 3
byRemonstrance Against the Renewal Rhode Island merchants, prompted by the January letter from Boston merchants, requested that Governor Hopkins call a special meeting of…
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Who Said, “Don’t Fire Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes”?
by“Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes!” is one of the most famous quotations to come out of the Revolutionary War. According…
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Williamsburg Becomes an Armed Camp, 1775
byNo one disputes that the fighting that erupted at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 ignited a war between Great Britain and her…
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The Boston Massacre: A Family History
byThe Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020) The significant other of this particular reviewer saw him reading yet…
This Week on Dispatches: Keith Muchowski on Rufus King, Forgotten Founder
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews professor and librarian Keith Muchowski on Rufus King, forgotten founder. Thousands of readers like you enjoy the articles…
The Essay “well deserves the candid Reader’s attentive perusal:” Reasons Against the Renewal of the Sugar Act, Part 2 of 3
byThe writings abridged below, all asserting reasons against the renewal of the Sugar Act, mark the end of the long period of the colonies…
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Primary Sources Online: JAR Contributor Recommendations
byThis month we asked our contributors: What is your favorite digitized collection of primary source material? There is a treasure trove of resources available…
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Washington’s Councils of War: A Selective Assessment
byA.H. Ritchie’s 1856 engraving entitled “Washington and His Generals” is a creative, imaginary scene, as the dozens of generals shown assembled never congregated in…
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Sailing Under John Paul Jones: The Memoir of Continental Navy Midshipman Nathaniel Fanning
bySailing Under John Paul Jones: The Memoir of Continental Navy Midshipman Nathaniel Fanning, 1778-1783, edited by Louis Arthur Norton. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company,…
This Week on Dispatches: Andrew Waters on Nathanael Greene, Thomas Sumter and the Revolution in the South
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author, land conservationist, and JAR contributor Andrew Waters on how Nathanael Greene and Thomas Sumter fought against…
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“America will suffer for a time only . . . But the Loss to Great Britain will be irretrievable”: Reasons Against the Renewal of the Sugar Act, Part 1 of 3
byIn early 1764, four British colonies in North America protested the enforcement and planned renewal of the about-to-expire Sugar Act of 1733 (also known…
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George Rogers Clark and William Croghan
byGeorge Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove by Gwynne Tuell Potts (Lexington: University Press…
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Williamsburg on the Eve of War
byA visitor to Williamsburg prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War would have discovered a city of just 1,900 inhabitants, roughly 900 of…
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The Quaker and the Gamecock
byThe Quaker and the Gamecock: Nathanael Greene, Thomas Sumter, and the Revolutionary War for the Soul of the South by Andrew Waters (Casemate, 2019) Among…