American History
The Philadelphia Convention and the New Constitution
The aim of Constitutional Convention was to find answers to all the questions plaguing the United States of America. […]
Washington, D.C. History
American History
Post-American Revolution: The Birth of New Thinking
Beside and around the generation of the old revolutionaries was the leading edge of a new generation. This generation remembered little or nothing of the Stamp Act or the French and Indian War, for this generation preferred the nation over the state. […]
American History
Post-American Revolution America
The Congress and the United states were hopelessly in debt by the end of the Revolution. And their problems were further exacerbated by the infighting and the rebellions. […]
American History
Robert E. Lee, the Greatest Confederate General
Robert E. Lee faced a tremendously difficult situation when he took command of the Confederate army. In many ways, the most intimidating part of this situation lay not in the military sphere but in the civilian sphere. […]
American History
American Civil War: Seven Days’ Battles
Th Seven Days’ Battles is a series of battles fought during the American Civil War. The battles began on June 25, 1862, when the Confederate army, under General Robert E. Lee, made it a point to drive back General George B. McClellan’s Union forces and thwart their attempt to gain control of Richmond, Virginia. […]
American History
The Battle of Fair Oaks
The Battle of Fair Oaks led to some major changes in the configuration of the Civil War, changes that nearly ended up changing the trajectory of the war. […]
American History
The Early Battles of the American Revolutionary War
A peek inside the early battles and victories of American Revolutionary Wars: Elucidating how the the British failure to clinch complete victory opened space for new diplomatic opportunities. […]
American History
American Revolutionary War: The Generals and Their Tactics
What were the main tactics employed during the American Revolutionary War? And how were the armies organized tactically and socially by the famous generals of the war? […]
American History
American Revolutionary War: Weapons and the Composition
The Continental Army was in many ways similar to the British Army. What was the reason behind these similarities? And how did these similarities manifest themselves? […]
American History
Synarchist Conspiracy in America: The Business Plot
An episode in American history that you probably won’t read about in any textbook is the so-called Business Plot of 1934. […]