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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Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11
Tecumseh and His Indian Confederacy
The Old Northwest Territory: America’s First Great Westward Expansion
Building the Republic: National Banking and Finance
Lotteries as Public Finance
Dolley Madison: The Nation's "First" Lady.
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part II
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part 1
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail
George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour - Part 2: The Way Home.
George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour – Part 1: The Journey South
America's First Political Factions - Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion
Recreational Fishing in England and America - Part 1
Testing the New Federal Government: The Whiskey Rebellion
Alien and Sedition Acts: legislation that led to the defeat and destruction of the Federalist Party
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France