Steven Neill, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Author: Steven Neill

Steven Neill is from Spokane Valley, Washington. He graduated from Whitworth University with a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management and a minor in history and has served on the Spokane Valley Planning Committee for three and a half years. He is currently writing a book on the evolution of the U. S. Constitution.

People Posted on June 15, 2023

The Contradictory Accounts of Grey’s Raid on New Bedford and Martha’s Vineyard

Located at the junction of the Acushnet River and thedeep waters of Buzzards Bay, the New Bedford and Fairhaven area became a hub for whaling, fishing, and trading during Colonial times. Whaling, in particular, became the main driving force for the area’s economy after Capt. Christopher Hussey of Nantucket began hunting sperm whales in 1712.[1] […]

by Steven Neill

Critical Thinking Posted on September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

The East India Company and Parliament’s “Fateful Decision” of 1767

India, the fabled land of rubies, diamonds, gold, tigers, and mystery, captured the imagination of the British people in the mid 1700s. Robert Clive provided fodder for gossip when he returned to England in 1760 with a reported “£1,200,000 in cash, bills, and jewels. He is said to be the richest subject in the three […]

by Steven Neill