Essay The Road to Revolution T. H. Breen Government and Civics, World History 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 The Peace of Paris (February 10, 1763) marked a glorious moment in the history of the British Empire. France surrendered Canada, ending more than a century of warfare on the northern frontier. At the time, no one seriously thought...
History Now Essay The Escape of Black Women during the American Revolution Karen Cook Bell In 1961, Morgan State University historian Dr. Benjamin Quarles published the now classic study The Negro in the American Revolution , which became the definitive account of the role African Americans played in the War for... Appears in: 63 | The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America Summer 2022
Spotlight on: Primary Source Spain's Covert Contribution to the American Revolution, 1778 This 1778 unpublished letter from Diego de Gardoqui, head of the commercial firm of Joseph Gardoqui and Sons in Bilbao, Spain, to Arthur Lee, a diplomat from Virginia, documents Spanish contributions to the American Revolution. Prior...
Guided Readings Guided Readings: Toward Revolution Economics, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Reading 1 For fire and water are not more heterogeneous than the different colonies in North America. Nothing can exceed the jealousy and emulation which they possess in regard to each other. . . . In short . . . were they left to...
History Now Essay Suggested Resources on the American Revolution and Lord Cornwallis from the Archivist Mary-Jo Kline Prof. Martin has written extensively on the American Revolution. Of his many books, the one most relevant to the essay you’ve just read is his collaboration with Mark E. Lender, A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic... Appears in: 31 | Perspectives on America’s Wars Spring 2012
Video Historians Now: "The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1776" Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Gordon Wood discusses the book "The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1776".