Virginia Institute for American History
Monday, March 18, 2019

Favorite Quotes from James Madison

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James Madison, Jr. was born on March 16, 1751 and died June 28, 1836. He was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, philosopher, and F...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Knowledge will forever govern Ignorance

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“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowl...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Slave-turned-Poet, Phillis Wheatley

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On Virtue  By: Phillis Wheatley  O' Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive  To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare  Wisd...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

The Iron Glove of Tyranny

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        The primary justification for the American Revolution was that it was a rebellion against tyranny.  The American colonists b...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Was the American Revolution a Religious Rebellion?

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"The Battle of Lexington," at the Presbyterian Meetinghouse (1775)  “ The colonies that in 1776 became the United States of A...
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