Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11
Intro For the past couple of posts, we have been discussing issues met by our nation as we tried to expand westward over the Appalachian...
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Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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May 21, 202119 min read
Tecumseh and His Indian Confederacy
In our last post we talked about the Northwest Territory, the American push to settle it, and the Northwest Indian War. However, the...
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May 7, 202115 min read
The Old Northwest Territory: America’s First Great Westward Expansion
If I were to speak of the Northwest Territories today, most people would assume I was either talking about the Canadian province or the...
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Mar 26, 202119 min read
Building the Republic: National Banking and Finance
Today, most of us give little thought to banks. If we want to deposit our paycheck, get cash, a mortgage loan, a consumer loan, or...
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Mar 13, 202113 min read
Lotteries as Public Finance
These days, when we want to fund building a public project such as roads, bridges, schools, etc., governments usually to look to issuing...
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Feb 27, 202120 min read
Dolley Madison: The Nation's "First" Lady.
Monday marks the beginning of Women’s History Month 2021. The focus of this blog is always history, and so, we do not usually theme our...
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Feb 12, 202129 min read
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part II
In part 1 of this series, we looked at the reestablishment of the US Navy, The Naval Act of 1794, and the first three frigates built...
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Feb 1, 202136 min read
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part 1
On 13 October 1775, a resolution of the Continental Congress set up what is now the United States Navy by authorizing, "a swift sailing...
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Jan 18, 202115 min read
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Throughout 2020 and into the new year, our ideas of what education should look like here in Virginia have been challenged by the effects...
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Jan 4, 202117 min read
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail
“A merry Christmas, Bob!” said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back. “A merrier...
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Dec 4, 20208 min read
George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour - Part 2: The Way Home.
In our previous post, “George Washington’s Southern Tour – Part 1”, we wrote about the reasons Washington had for undertaking tours of...
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Nov 20, 202011 min read
George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour – Part 1: The Journey South
When he became President, George Washington wanted to learn as much as he could about the United States and its people. As president,...
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Oct 9, 202012 min read
America's First Political Factions - Federalists and Anti-Federalists
As we approach the November 2020 Presidential election, US voters find themselves sharply divided between the two candidates in a way I...
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Jun 5, 202010 min read
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807
The Insurrection Act of 1807 has been in the news quite a bit this past week with lots of people talking about what it is and whether it...
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May 9, 202014 min read
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion
In Thomas Jefferson’s book, "Notes on the State of Virginia", he argued for a United States founded on an agrarian ideology. But just...
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Apr 9, 202013 min read
Recreational Fishing in England and America - Part 1
Spring is arriving here in Virginia. The sun is coming out, the weather is beginning to warm, and we are all feeling the urge to get out...
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Feb 28, 20209 min read
Testing the New Federal Government: The Whiskey Rebellion
The early US central government, under the Continental Congress and later under the Articles of Confederation had been unable to levy...
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Oct 24, 20197 min read
Alien and Sedition Acts: legislation that led to the defeat and destruction of the Federalist Party
Alien and Sedition Acts: This legislation led to confrontation between the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans and the Federalist Party
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Oct 10, 20198 min read
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives
In the last several posts, we have focused on the efforts by France and Spain to affect US alliances and foreign policy and the US...
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Sep 26, 20197 min read
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France
At the end of 1797, Adams addresses Congress, and made it clear that there was a need “to place our country in a suitable posture of defense
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