By Nancy Spannaus August 31, 2025—While Virginia’s leading role in the American Revolution is widely acknowledged, little attention has been paid to the depth of the mobilization of its citizens. That mobilization, reflected in the adoption of Resolves in approximately 75% of the colony’s counties over the summer of 1774, […] The post American 250: Virginia’s Revolutionary Mobilization of 1774 appeared first on American System Now.| American System Now
From Subject to Citizen: "Seemingly settled history comes alive with renewed vigor" is the Kirkus review of Nancy Spannaus' latest book.| American System Now
Part of a series on the Road to the American Revolution By Nancy Spannaus July 14, 2025—Since the ratification of the Constitution’s Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791, the people of the United States have had the right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against […] The post Illegal Searches and Seizures — in 1761 appeared first on American System Now.| American System Now
Celebrating Black History with Family History reports on an event on the Quander family, one of oldest African American families in America.| American System Now
Meet a Forgotten Revolutionary: Joseph Warren describes a commemorative event for this patriot and summarizes his accomplishments.| American System Now
Freedom Rider Addresses Juneteenth Celebration reports on the speech by Hezekiah Watkins who was put on death row in Mississippi at age 13.| American System Now
By Nancy Spannaus May 25, 2025—“Pass the test and get a free book,” read the sign I put up on my table at the Gaithersburg Book Festival last week. The test was to recite the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. “I bet you no one will be able to do […] The post The U.S. Constitution: What’s in a Preamble? appeared first on American System Now.| American System Now
Don't Confuse the American Revolution with the Revolutionary War discusses the key concept in Nancy Spannaus' new book From Subject to Citizen| American System Now
Spannaus Publishes Book on American Revolution is a collection of articles illuminating the causes and content of that world historic event.| American System Now
Patrick Henry's Famous Address Re-enacted reports on the context and contains the content of his Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech| American System Now
By Nancy Spannaus Jan. 7, 2021—Among Presidents and statesmen in the United States, John Quincy Adams[1] is well known as one of the most consistent and active opponents of slavery in our history. …| American System Now
By Nancy Spannaus Dec. 29, 2021—Researcher Marianne Als has done it again. She has just released a new video production which devastates the all-too-common characterization of Alexander Hamilton a…| American System Now
By Edward and Nancy Spannaus Dec. 27, 2021–On December 23, the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution (MDSSAR) held an event at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, to reenact and…| American System Now
By Nancy Spannaus Dec. 22, 2021—There is no question but that Florida’s Senator Marco Rubio aspires to be the new voice for the “American System” of economics. His latest initiative occurred on Dec…| American System Now
By Nancy Spannaus December 7, 2021—On December 13, 1790 U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton submitted his second report on public credit to the U.S. Congress, a report better known as the Re…| American System Now
By Nancy Spannaus Nov. 24, 2021—As the Civil War yet raged in the fall of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln decided to call for a national “day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who…| American System Now
A Review by Nancy Spannaus The Financial Programs of Alexander Hamilton, by a Farmer’s Daughter Dianne L. Durante Self-published, 2021, paperback, 388 pp., $35 Nov. 17, 2021—In her fifth book on Al…| American System Now