A graphic celebrating the American Bicentennial, with the original flag crossing the modern flag, and Independence Hall next to the Capitol building.

The Revolution at 250: A Conversation

What are the most important insights historians have offered about the American Revolution in the decades since the Bicentennial?
A person in Native American regalia looks on at the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Mohawk flags.

How Native Americans Guarded Their Societies Against Tyranny

Native American communities were elaborate consensus democracies, many of which had survived for generations because of careful attention to balancing power.
Two people look at a native artifact behind glass in a museum

Indigenous Artifacts Should Be Returned to Indigenous People

It’s time to start learning about Native history from museums and cultural centers that are run by Native nations.
Native American ruin.

A 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate Change

During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures.
Red, white, and blue

‘The Cause’ Review: Revolutionary Answers

The author of ‘Founding Brothers’ tries to capture the breadth of the War for Independence in a single narrative.
A broadside featuring illustrations of coffins.

Colonial Boston’s Civil War

Bostonians refused to be forced to house British soldiers. So the army paid rent to willing landlords, and soldiers’ families settled down all over town.

Fresh Takes on the Declaration of Independence

A new look at the Declaration of Independence from 24 scholars across the country.