America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin

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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- May 5
- 11 min
Negotiator, Lawyer, Representative, Senator, and Commissioner - Littleton Waller Tazewell.


- Mar 25, 2022
- 12 min
America’s Unplanned Expansion – The Louisiana Purchase


- Oct 8, 2021
- 21 min
The War of 1812 – Part 8 - Diplomacy and the Treaty of Ghent


- Jun 18, 2021
- 14 min
Provocation Toward War: The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair


- Jun 4, 2021
- 19 min
Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11

- Feb 1, 2021
- 36 min
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part 1


- Oct 10, 2019
- 8 min
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives


- Sep 26, 2019
- 7 min
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France


- Sep 12, 2019
- 13 min
Defusing a Dangerous Situation - The Jay Treaty


- Aug 30, 2019
- 10 min
The French Threat in the Mississippi Valley in the Early Republic


- Aug 16, 2019
- 7 min
The Citizen Genet Affair: Foreign Influence in the Early American Republic