America's First Political Factions - Federalists and Anti-Federalists
As we approach the November 2020 Presidential election, US voters find themselves sharply divided between the two candidates in a way I...
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Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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- Sep 25, 2020
- 15 min
All the World's a Stage: Theatre in Colonial and Early America
Publisher’s Note: I originally authored this article in 2015 for another blog that I was writing for at the time. I have since rewritten...
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 17 min
“There we were entertained with scenes romantic and delightful beyond the power of description"
The Amusement Parks of Early America; Pleasure Gardens in America and their roots in England Before we begin our discussion of Pleasure...
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- Aug 15, 2020
- 12 min
“We have made trial of our owne English seedes, kitchen hearbes, and rootes”:
KITCHEN GARDENS IN COLONIAL AMERICA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC This year, with shortages caused at least in part by the COVID-19 Pandemic,...
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- Aug 1, 2020
- 17 min
Horse Racing in Colonial America and the Early Republic
I was born and raised in the Louisville, Kentucky area and, even though I left the area when I was about 17, I think there are still...
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 15 min
I’ll Be at My Club – Gentlemen’s Clubs in Georgian England and America
The most natural privilege of man, next to the right of acting for himself, is that of combining his [energy, ideas and dreams] with...
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- Jul 2, 2020
- 16 min
The Tropical Import That "Plagued" Early America
For the last several months we have all been living in the shadow of the COVID-19 virus. For those of us with the Norfolk Towne Assembly...
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 10 min
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807
The Insurrection Act of 1807 has been in the news quite a bit this past week with lots of people talking about what it is and whether it...
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- May 21, 2020
- 11 min
Volcanoes, Weather, Food Shortages and Westward Migration
“We have had the most extraordinary year of drought and cold ever known in the history of America. In June, instead of 3 ¾ inches, our...
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- May 9, 2020
- 14 min
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion
In Thomas Jefferson’s book, "Notes on the State of Virginia", he argued for a United States founded on an agrarian ideology. But just...
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- Apr 23, 2020
- 10 min
Recreational Fishing in England and America – Part 2 - Equipment
In our last post, we took a brief look at the history of recreational fishing, with a focus on England, Colonial America, and the Early...
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- Apr 9, 2020
- 13 min
Recreational Fishing in England and America - Part 1
Spring is arriving here in Virginia. The sun is coming out, the weather is beginning to warm, and we are all feeling the urge to get out...
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 11 min
English Country Dance and it's History in America
Last time we talked about the Importance of Social Dance in Early America. This post we will take a quick look at the origins of English...
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- Mar 13, 2020
- 8 min
Importance of Social Dance in 18th and Early 19th Century America
In the Early Republic, balls were the venues where people went to network, develop develop business connections, and meet future wives
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- Feb 28, 2020
- 9 min
Testing the New Federal Government: The Whiskey Rebellion
The early US central government, under the Continental Congress and later under the Articles of Confederation had been unable to levy...
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- Feb 14, 2020
- 16 min
Canals – A Tool for Economic Growth in the Early Republic
Washington agreed with Virginia Governor Patrick Henry that canals were the easiest answer for an efficient means of inland transportation.
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 8 min
Art in America’s Colonial and Early National Period 1776-1830
In 1781, the Articles of Confederation defined the framework of the first United States government. It took seven years for the central...
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- Jan 18, 2020
- 8 min
Western Farms to City Markets and Back: The Conestoga Wagon in Early America.
"Carrying up to 12,000 pounds (6 tons) of cargo, the Conestoga Wagon was the tractor-trailer of the colonial and early-republic period."
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- Jan 5, 2020
- 6 min
The Grand Tour - An Early Version of Today's "Gap Year"
As the cold dark months of January set in, our thoughts today often turn to travel to foreign places. For the well-to-do of England and...
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- Dec 20, 2019
- 8 min
Celebrating Twelfth Night
As we discussed in our last posting, the Twelve Days of Christmas, beginning on Christmas Day and ending on January 5, is the festive...
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- Dec 8, 2019
- 13 min
Holiday Traditions in Colonial America and the Early Republic
"Christmas is mostly seen as a children's holiday, no eighteenth-century sources highlight the importance of children at Christmastime.."
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- Nov 23, 2019
- 10 min
The Wine of the Elite in Colonial America and the Early Republic
Madeira! Jefferson toasted with it, Hancock smuggled it, and Washington greeted voters with a healthy glass of it. But how did this...
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- Nov 10, 2019
- 7 min
America's Original Pastime
Most Americans have little or no knowledge of the game even though it once was one of the most popular games in Colonial and Early America.
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- Oct 24, 2019
- 7 min
Alien and Sedition Acts: legislation that led to the defeat and destruction of the Federalist Party
Alien and Sedition Acts: This legislation led to confrontation between the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans and the Federalist Party
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