George Washington’s 1783 Circular Letter shaped the young U.S. republic — and its unresolved reckoning with Native nations, treaties, and sovereignty.
Tag: American Revolution Native American history
The Court-Martial of Paul Revere
How the 1779 Penobscot Expedition led to Paul Revere’s court-martial—and why the Wabanaki homelands where it unfolded paid the heaviest price.
Washington at Yorktown
Washington’s 1781 victory at Yorktown ended the Revolution—but for Native nations, it marked the start of unilateral American expansion and broken treaties.
Valley Forge: Facts, Location & Baron von Steuben
Valley Forge 1777–1778: Washington’s winter camp, Baron von Steuben’s drills, disease and hardship — and the Native homelands reshaped by the American Revolution.
10 of the Best Books on the American Revolution
Ten essential books on the American Revolution revealing Native nations’ strategic choices, sovereignty, and the cost of a war rarely told as Indigenous history.
What Was the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’?
The shot heard round the world at Lexington and Concord in 1775—and the Massachusett, Wampanoag, and Nipmuc homelands where the Revolution began.
The American Revolution: A Fight Won, A Nation Born
How Native nations, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and Black soldiers like Peter Salem shaped the American Revolution—and paid the price after victory.