Matt Barrett, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Matt Barrett

Matt Barrett received a BA in history and political science from the University of Toronto and graduated with an MA in history from Queen’s University. He has a strong interest in the history of the relationship between Canada and the United States. His other research areas include political history, memory and commemoration and nineteenth century military history. He is the official historian of the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) Museum in Oshawa, Ontario.

Postwar Politics (>1783) January 28, 2014 August 28, 2016

The Memory of Revolution and the War of 1812

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. American political and military leaders planned to attack the British provinces of…

Matt Barrett

The Memory of Revolution and the War of 1812

An American Bolingbroke: John Taylor of Caroline’s Republican Opposition, 1792–1794, Part 2 of 2

An American Bolingbroke: John Taylor of Caroline’s Republican Opposition, 1792–1794, Part 1 of 2

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