by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Cynthia Hatch, PhD,is a historian and educator specializing in Revolutionary War-era America, with a focus on the political, social, and cultural forces that shaped the nation’s founding. She holds a Ph.D. in History and teaches American History and U.S. Government at...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Liz CovartFor more than 150 years, British colonists in North America tried—and failed—to unite. Proposals for intercolonial councils, mutual defense, and shared diplomacy seemed like common sense, yet every attempt at forging a union collapsed under the weight of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Cindy ThamesAs the richest of the thirteen colonies, with trade vital to the British economy, South Carolina was essential to the fight for independence. But its ruling class did not get on board until the people rose up, spurred by newspaper reports from New...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Ben PowersOn October 7, 1777, British and German troops, part of a larger expedition commanded by General John Burgoyne invading New York from Canada, embarked on a scouting and foraging expedition in the vicinity of farmland known as Barber’s Wheatfield. An American...
by American Association for State and Local History | Sep 24, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
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by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 22, 2025 | History News
Julie A. Potter-Dunlop, PhD, is the Secretary of the Maine Ulster Scots Project (MUSP), as well as a member of the MUSP Editorial Board for the publication, 1718–2018: Reflections on 300 Years of Scots Irish in Maine. Julie is a direct descendant of Scots-Irish...
