American History Revolutionary War

In Occupied America, Donald F. Johnson chronicles the everyday experience of ordinary people living under military occupation during the American Revolution. Focusing on day-to-day life in port cities held by the British Army, Johnson recounts how men and women from a variety of backgrounds navigated harsh conditions, mitigated threats to their families and livelihoods, took advantage of new opportunities, and balanced precariously between revolutionary and royal attempts to secure their allegiance.

This article forms part of my larger effort to write about my family’s history. Consider Tiffany was a scion of the early Tiffany settlers in the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Tiffany’s particular fame lies in his manuscript, “The American Colonies and the Revolution [c. 1600-1795],” a history of the American colonies from their founding through the Revolution from a Tory’s point-of-view. He divided his manuscript into nine books. Book VI covers the Revolution from 1780 to 1783 and includes unique information on the capture and execution of Nathan Hale. Because of their special value, here I have copied two manuscript pages from Tiffany's manuscript--those that deal with Nathan Hale and Robert Rogers.

The problem of money in the Stamp Act crisis comes down to basic definitions. What was money? After the Seven Years War, Parliament sought to alter the monetary basis of British North America, in part, by levying taxes and fees in silver colonists insisted they did not have. The Stamp Act of 1765 made silver absolutely necessary. Without silver, the simplest legal instruments of law and commerce became unattainable. The result was absurd: the Stamp Act was a law that made the operation of law impossible. This paradox provides a new explanation for widespread American resistance to the Stamp Act and the origin of debates that led to revolution.

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Described by the Massachusetts Historical Society as an 'interesting case study on historiography in the internet age', I try to move beyond the Wikipedia entry for Hugh Mercer using only online sources and providing the archaeological context for his life and times.

Hugh Mercer was a medical doctor who served as a battlefield surgeon's assistant for the forces of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden (1746) before fleeing to western Pennsylvania. Practicing as a frontier doctor, Mercer joined with the British militias to fight in the French and Indian War, which was the name given to the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War, a global conflict fought chiefly between Britain and France. It was during this period that Mercer became friends with fellow militia officer, George Washington.

After the ending of the war, Mercer followed Washington to Virginia, setting up a medical practice in Fredericksburg. When conflict with Britain broke out in 1775, Mercer fought with the American Patriots, becoming a Brigadier General and being involved in several major battles and campaigns alongside Washington. Leading one of the Patriots' wings at the Battle of Princeton, Mercer was cut down by the British, dying nine days later despite the best efforts of Dr. Benjamin Rush.

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After the close of the first excavation season, a number of cannon were discovered in December 2010 during a routine monitoring dive on the site of the late 18th century Storm Wreck off the coast of St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida. LAMP’s 2011 excavation season focused on this newly exposed area, resulting in the identification of six cannon which appear to represent three distinct gun types, including both carronade-style ordnance and traditional long guns. The guns were recorded and two representative pieces raised for detailed study, conservation, and eventual display. This artillery is useful as a dating tool for the site and can possibly yield clues as to the nationality of the shipwreck. This paper addresses the latest analysis of this artillery.

This article forms part of my larger effort to write about my family’s history. Consider Tiffany was a scion of the early Tiffany settlers in the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Tiffany’s particular fame lies in his manuscript, “The American Colonies and the Revolution [c. 1600-1795],” a history of the American colonies from their founding through the Revolution from a Tory’s point-of-view. He divided his manuscript into nine books. Here, I have transcribed and annotated Book VI which covers the Revolution from 1780 to 1783. Book VI includes new information on the capture and execution of Nathan Hale.

The Expedition entitled “The Search for White Hall: Plantation of Revolutionary General Andrew Williamson” was undertaken in December 2011 and May 2012 in Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA.  The effort was focused on locating the plantation house, mill, battle site, arms depot, POW camp, slave quarters and outbuildings owned before and during the American Revolution by Brigadier General Andrew Williamson.  Williamson was a Scotsman who rose to prominence in upcountry South Carolina, became a General in the American army, commanded the Patriot forces at the first battle in the Revolution in South Carolina, led a successful campaign against the Indians and their British allies, and fought in many battles, but eventually took British protection.  Later in the war, he covertly switched sides again, becoming a spy for the Americans inside British-occupied Charleston.  Thus he is the first important double agent in US history.  The Expedition was led by two Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society and members of The Explorers Club, one a descendant of Williamson and the other the State Archaeologist of South Carolina.  The Expedition surveyed a large area deemed most likely to contain the plantation, undertook metal detection and magnetic gradiometer surveys, and dug test pits in selected locations.  Unfortunately, the dense scatter of artifacts which would indicate a probable location was not found, and it was decided that the land parcel under study was unlikely to contain the target site. Future study will focus on two nearby parcels which are yet to be investigated fully.

In 2009 Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) archaeologists discovered the buried remains of a colonial-era shipwreck (8SJ5459) while testing a magnetic target near St. Augustine’s relict 18th century inlet. Systematic excavations were conducted in the summers of 2010 and 2011, in conjunction with LAMP’s annual field school and carried out from RV Roper on loan from the Institute of Maritime History. Despite particularly challenging diving conditions of poor visibility and strong surge, sixteen square meters of the site have been fully or partially excavated to date, revealing a wide array of ship fittings and equipment, armament, cargo items, and personal possessions. Most artifacts encountered, including the ship’s bell and two out of six cannons, have been recovered for analysis and conservation in LAMP’s laboratory facilities. This paper will overview the methodology used for excavation and data recovery and the preliminary findings of ongoing analyses of recovered material culture.

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This paper uncovers and surveys biographies of individuals responsible for the construction of the Huntridge neighborhood, the thoroughfare called Maryland Parkway and in particular the Huntridge Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, concluding that the catalysts, impetus, symbolism, namesakes, international relationships, architectural and cultural importance have heretofore been unknown, unpublished and therefore not considered in determining the importance, value, viability or preservation of these historic properties and place names. The focus of the research is a tightly knit global group of American and French dynasties, from the American Revolution to World War II. 
I seek answers as to why and how the Huntridge Theater could, or would be built during the stringent rationing of building materials at the time of its planning and construction. Further analysis identifies the impetus for the naming of Huntridge and of Maryland Parkway, an early thoroughfare which begins at Huntridge.
Tracing relationships and loyalties forged, then revisited in critical moments during four wars, the light dawns on the identities of the previously unpublished magnates who spawned the Las Vegas Strip and much of modern Las Vegas, their motives and sources of power, and the clues they perhaps intended us to find. This newly discovered provenance is analyzed through the prism of the beleaguered state of historic preservation in what may seem the most disposable of all cities - Las Vegas, Nevada.

Introduction As we approach the 250 th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the origins, character, and results of the American Revolution, as well as engaging the enduring significance of its memory in contemporary American life – why do we choose to remember the American Revolution in ways that occlude its divisive and bloody events? The course explores many of the key themes of this critical period in American history: the rise of opposition to Britain, the nature of the Revolutionary War, and the republican experiment that followed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The course emphasizes student interaction with documentary evidence from the Revolutionary era, along with up-to-date scholarly interpretations with an eye toward analyzing the comparative experiences of women and men, "everyday people" and famous leaders, Native Americans, African-Americans, and those who opposed the Revolution. Course work will include analysis of contemporary public memory of the Revolution, participation in discussion sections, two examinations, and a research essay.

Culper Spy Ring, also called Culper Ring,  American intelligence organization that was put together and managed by Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It operated in British-controlled New York City from 1778 to 1783.

Benjamin Tallmadge,  (born February 25, 1754, Setauket, New York, U.S.—died March 7, 1835, Litchfield, Connecticut), American Continental Army officer who oversaw the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution and later served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sokolov I. «American tea: from the «Boston tea party» to tea tablets and tea bags» //Coffee & Tea in Russia: business magazine, № 4 (123) for September 2015. – PP. 28 – 31.
Соколов И.А. «Американский чай: от Бостонского чаепития до чая в таблетках и чая в пакетиках» // Кофе & Чай в России: деловой журнал, №4 (123) за 2015 г. – С. 28 – 31.

Perhaps the most important radical labor union in U.S. history, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) continues to attract workers, in and beyond the United States. The IWW was founded in 1905 in Chicago—at that time, the greatest industrial city in a country that had become the world’s mightiest economy. Due to the nature of industrial capitalism in what, already, had become a global economy, the IWW and its ideals quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. The Wobblies, as members were and still are affectionately known, never were as numerically large as mainstream unions, but their influence, particularly from 1905 into the 1920s, was enormous...

Cette étude porte sur le Titles of Nobility Act, amendement constitutionnel adopté par le Congrès des États-Unis en 1810, mais ratifié par un nombre insuffisant d'États pour devenir partie de la constitution américaine. Peu connu, cet amendement suscite pourtant, depuis l'émergence d'Internet, un intérêt dans certains milieux de la droite antigouvernementale américaine, qui soutiennent que sa ratification eut lieu, mais fut étouffée par un complot. Cette étude postule que ces théories, quoiqu'erronées, méritent analyse, car elle permettent de comprendre la dynamique de la "pseudo-histoire" propre à certaines sous-cultures politiques. Ce faisant, elle rectifie également les faits et met en lumière l'importance, aujourd'hui largement oubliée, de l'enjeu des titres de noblesse dans les États-Unis des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles.

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