That’s the opening of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn,” which commemorates the start of the Revolutionary War, which began 250 years ago Saturday. You probably know the political reasons behind ...

possibility of directing much of the rebellious energy against England and her local officials. It was not a conscious conspiracy, but an accumulation of tactical responses. After 1763, with England ...

The American Revolution was a seismic change that shattered colonial bonds and created a new country called the United States of America. This independence battle (1775-1783) was sparked by simmering ...

Two upcoming events will explore the effects the American Revolution had on Native Americans and their loss of land in New ...

How has the idea of revolution changed? A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. The storming of the Bastille. Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always ...