Largely overlooked in histories of the Revolution, the Battle of the Chesapeake is in fact one of the most important naval engagements in history, leading to the American victory at Yorktown.

A historian tackles one of American history’s thorniest questions

Native American peoples and the lands they possessed loomed large for Washington, from his first trips westward as a surveyor to his years as President.

To know what the Framers intended, we need to understand the historical context.