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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Over the River and Through the Woods: Travel in the Early 19th Century
America's First "War Between the States" - 1835-1836
Native American Medical Practices and Uses of Plants
Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue
Henry Dearborn – Soldier, Politician, Cabinet Secretary, Diplomat
America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin
The Old Southwest Territory and the Origins of Tennessee
Exploring the New Louisiana Territory: The Pike Expedition - Part 1
America’s Unplanned Expansion – The Louisiana Purchase
Tecumseh and His Indian Confederacy
The Old Northwest Territory: America’s First Great Westward Expansion
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807
Volcanoes, Weather, Food Shortages and Westward Migration
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion
Testing the New Federal Government: The Whiskey Rebellion
Western Farms to City Markets and Back: The Conestoga Wagon in Early America.
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives
Defusing a Dangerous Situation - The Jay Treaty
The French Threat in the Mississippi Valley in the Early Republic
The Citizen Genet Affair: Foreign Influence in the Early American Republic