Historical Articles and Essays on the American Revolution

Use the links at the left to read articles and essays pertaining to the American Revolution.

It is our goal for these pages to be a reliable source of factual information about the revolutionary times. We welcome suggestions for additions as well as criticism of posted articles. We fully realize that these pages do not provide a complete history of the Revolution. Realizing our limitations we hope to provide essays and articles that might not be available via other sources.

The United States Constitution is our country’s defining document. Have you read it? We encourage you to take a few minutes and read or re-read this most important work. We hope you’ll see how and why the constitution continues to be relevant to our times.

There are many fine websites that contain the text. We recommend the United State National Archives, www.archives.gov. Don’t forget to read through the amendments. We often speak of “our rights” and many of them are guaranteed by the constitution.