JOHN QUINCY Adams sixth president of the United States SAMUEL Adams a Founding Father of the United States AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT Transcendentalist and Father of Louisa May Alcott author of Little Women WARD NICHOLAS Boylston merchant and namesake of Boylston Street CHARLES Bulfinch architect.

Popular names during the american revolution. 36 rows It is impossible to estimate how many parents gave revolutionary names to. University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia PA. In America the Revolutionary War was the first significant event to have a broad influence on naming patterns among the colonists adding such names to the pool as.

A Cultural History of the American Revolution1763-1789. Great Britain During the American Revolution. Rum Punch and Revolution and Public Life in 18 th Century Philadelphia.

It had several printers during the Revolution. These new taxes were highly unpopular and were met with a lot of resistance in the colonies in the form of protests and riots. He was often blamed for the massacres at Cherry Valley and Wyoming Valley.

Brant was the most famous American-Indian of his time and his education and connections allowed him to achieve what he did during his lifetime. This Roman clan name is said to mean beyond price or invaluable Anthony Wayne an American general. Ebenezer Watson from 1769 to 1777 then his widow and George Goodwin from 1777 to 1779 and finally Barzillai Hudson and George Goodwin from 1779 until after the war ended the paper is still published today as the Hartford Courant.

As we continue to get closer to a complete collection of The Pennsylvania Archives we find more interesting facts. Name Number Name Number. Samuel Johnson was considered an erudite man in his time and Thomas Paines pamphlet was widely read in the colonies - Johnsons widely read dictionary validated the word patriot and its definition as a lover of ones country - and Paine used that same word in his popular pamphlet that advocated revolution and deemed those who did patriots.

Columbia University Press New York NY. November 30 2006 by Trevor. The American Revolution began after Great Britain passed a series of new taxes designed to generate revenue from the colonies in 1763.