What Happened 247 Years Ago This Week?
Two hundred and forty-seven years ago this week on April 19, 1775, was the shot heard around the world. No one knows who shot the musket that started the American Revolution, but that shot was discharged on Lexington Green, Massachusetts. It was just the first shot of many that lead to the birth of The United States in a war that would continue until its formal end in 1783.
Several years ago, I started researching for my books in The Locket Saga series and several of the books in this series including Soldiers Don’t’ Cry, A Coward’s Solace, and Sailing Under the Black Flag are all based during the American Revolution.
Here’s a blog post about The Locket Saga
Although the events in this book occurred prior to the American Revolution, I would be remiss if I failed to mention When God Turned His Head. I posted about the first book of this book series which started from an idea that I got the idea of Soldiers Don’t Cry even though When God Turned His Head was the first book in the series.
Over the past several years, I have done a lot of research and written several articles and blog posts about this time in American history. Here are a few.
The Boston Massacre-Powder Keg of the American Revolution
https://hubpages.com/education/The-Boston-Massacre-Powder-Keg-of-the-American-Revolution
The Unsung Hero: Lucy Flucker Knox
This is the story of the wife of Henry Knox. She is a patriot in her own right.
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/An-Unsung-Heroine-Lucy-Flucker-Knox
The Hidden Cause for the American Revolution: The Thirst for More Land
This article explains how the French and Indian War brought about limitations on land attainment and forced the British to limit forts on the American frontier.
https://hubpages.com/education/The-Thirst-for-Land-The-Unseen-Reason-for-the-American-Revolution
How Changes in English Farm Practices Influenced the Colonization of the Americas
See how the change in weather patterns brought changes in the British agricultural system and caused migration to the Americas.
https://hubpages.com/education/Changes-in-English-Agriculture-Brough-About-American-Colonialization
Songs of the American Revolution
Music has always been an important thread in the American fabric. So exactly what tunes did Americans sing during the American Revolution?
https://hubpages.com/education/Songs-of-the-American-Revolution
The French Intervention
How the French intervened to win the American Revolution-We Americans talk about our independent spirits, but we couldn’t have pulled off the revolution without our friends the French.
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-french-intervention-cf6a5c8f0da
Even though I went to dusty old books for information, I loved it when I discovered actual members of the Eighth Pennsylvania when I was in Waterford, Pennsylvania. Here’s an article I wrote about the event where I meant the Eighth Pennsylvania regiment of the American Revolution.
When Historical Writer’s Research and Re-Enactors meet
I hope you enjoy these articles, and they help you appreciate the value of the freedoms that we have in this country that started with that shot on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775. If you have any questions about my articles and blog posts or if you have any comments, please do so in the comment section below.
Also, be sure to check out The Locket Saga series all books are available in paperback and on Kindle!
Author Cygnet Brown 