War of Independence – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:14:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg War of Independence – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Revolutionary War Couple Who Shed Their British Loyalty – One Letter at a Time https://brewminate.com/the-revolutionary-war-couple-who-shed-their-british-loyalty-one-letter-at-a-time/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:01:21 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167332 Henry and Lucy Knox sacrificed family, home, and beliefs to adopt their new American identity. In late 1783,

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Lockdowns and Inoculations during America’s Fight for Independence https://brewminate.com/lockdowns-and-inoculations-during-americas-fight-for-independence/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:07:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=163058 In the summer of 1776, Boston offered smallpox inoculation to everyone and required those who declined to leave

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Three Incredible Little-Known Figures of the Revolutionary Era in America https://brewminate.com/three-incredible-little-known-figures-of-the-revolutionary-era-in-america/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:45:59 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=162279 Three American Revolutionaries your textbooks never told you about. Joseph Harris Not all enslaved Americans of the colonial

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Lafayette as “The Nation’s Guest” and Legendary Revolutionary Icon (1824-1825) https://brewminate.com/lafayette-as-the-nations-guest-and-legendary-revolutionary-icon-1824-1825/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:44:58 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=162302 Here he was a living legend—a pristine icon of the most glorious days of the Revolution. From Hero of

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Money, Homes, and Acceptance for Refugees after the American Revolution https://brewminate.com/money-homes-and-acceptance-for-refugees-after-the-american-revolution/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:10:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=162043 When people fled the new United States in the 18th century, they were taken in by the British

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The ‘Black-Robed Regiment’: Clergy and the American Revolution https://brewminate.com/the-black-robed-regiment-clergy-and-the-american-revolution/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:03:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=160679 Did a black-robed regiment really exist during the American Revolution, or was it just a myth? The term

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The Culper Ring: Washington’s Spies in the American Revolution https://brewminate.com/the-culper-ring-washingtons-spies-in-the-american-revolution/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:03:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=160534 The ring was tasked to provide General Washington information on British Army operations in New York City. Introduction

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George Washington Resisted the Siren Call of Absolute Power https://brewminate.com/george-washington-resisted-the-siren-call-of-absolute-power/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:02:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=145976 Refusing to lead a military coup against the Continental Congress in 1783 put the new nation on track

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Dr. Joseph Warren: Leader in Medicine, Provocateur in Politics and Revolution https://brewminate.com/dr-joseph-warren-leader-in-medicine-provocateur-in-politics-and-revolution/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:19:54 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=145698 Joseph Warren’s political activism began with his writings about the Stamp Act, and he began to be noticed

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Loyalists During and After the War of Independence https://brewminate.com/loyalists-during-and-after-the-war-of-independence/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:05:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138228 Loyalist individuals were inspired to action or inaction by a variety of motives, only some of which had

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