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The Roots of the First American Revolution “The ultimate authority … resides in the people alone. … The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation … forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any…” —James Madison (Federalist No. 46) On April 19th, we honor the anniversary of Patriots’ Day and the legacy of Liberty launched that day, which is our inspiration to this day. In doing so, we mark the opening salvo of the first American Revolution in 1775, and the first ...

Historically Speaking: Hampton and the American Revolution By Karen Raynes In the news today we often hear the words, Constitution, overt act, incitement, deadly insurrection as we navigate the impeachment of a past president and a not so peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another. The words and interpretation of the words in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, penned some 250 years ago, become more than ever an important guide where there is conflict in government. It is government by the people and for the people with elected officials and guideline...

Why Woke History Is Not the Answer Wilfred Reilly The United States may be the first country in history to tell a “noble lie” about its past that makes that past look worse, not better, than it actually was. For certain, the premodern history of the United States included a great deal of barbaric, uncivilized behavior: the conquest of Native American tribes, the enslavement of captured Africans, and the oppression of women, just for starters. But popular left-wing models of historical education, in the “1619 Project” and “Howard Zinn” traditions, regularly make claims about furthe...

A 1774 newspaper published by Benjamin Franklin and featuring a variation of his famous "Join, or Die" cartoon will be auctioned off Thursday by Nate D. Sanders auctions. The cartoon, which depicts a disjointed rattlesnake, is among the most recognizable emblems of the American Revolution.

SUMMARY George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1811. The third monarch from the House of Hanover, George was just twenty-two years old when he succeeded his grandfather, George II, as king in 1760. His reign was shaped by the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), the Irish Rebellion (1798), and the French Revolution (1783–1815), but he is best known as the “tyrant,” called “unfit to be the ruler of a free people” in the Declaration of Independence (1776), who lost the American Revolution (1775–1783). In reality, George III supported his cabinet’s authority and...