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The Midnight Ride of Jack Jouett that Saved Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry

By: Joe Wolverton, II Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of — Jack Jouett? Jouett’s mission, like that of his more famous fellow horseman, was to warn ...

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Lee Resolution and Independence

On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, introduced the Lee resolution in the Second Continental Congress proposing independence for the American colonies. Acting under the instruction of the ...

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America’s Revolutionary Founders Would Be Anti-Government Extremists Today

June 30, 2020 American Revolution 0

By: John Whitehead Had the Declaration of Independence been written today, it would have rendered its signers extremists or terrorists, resulting in them being placed on a government watch list, ...

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The American Revolution Was a Constitutional Crisis

By: Mike Maharrey At its core, the American Revolution was a constitutional crisis. The British system of government during the colonial era was a constitutional system, but not in the ...

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250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre

March 7, 2020 American Revolution 0

By: Joe Wolverton, II You can still see the spot. If you take the Freedom Trail tour in Boston, a uniformed park ranger will let you stand right on the ...

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Today in History: Treaty of Paris Signed, Formally Ending War for Independence

By: Dave Benner Today in history, on September 3 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally ending the American War for Independence the next year. In 1781, a major ...

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Totally Dissolved: The Lee Resolution and the Declaration of Independence

By: Dave Benner Today in history, on July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed the Richard Henry Lee resolution, which called for ties between Great Britain and the American ...

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Today in History: Enforcement of the Boston Port Act Begins

By: Dave Benner Today in 1774, Britain began enforcement of the Boston Port Act, passed in response to the destruction of the tea a few months earlier. One of the ...

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No! The Electoral College Was Not about Slavery!

by Gary L. Gregg II The American people have learned much about the Electoral College since the November election. Much has been learned about the origins, evolution and contemporary functioning ...

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Progressives & Modern Feminists Don’t Want You To Know these Heroic Women

By KrisAnne Hall, JD Many who would rewrite history, would have us to believe the women during the revolution were oppressed subservient wives of overbearing, misogynistic husbands who dictated policy ...

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