Revolutionary War Symposium

Attend the third annual Revolutionary War Symposium in-person or virtually. The theme  is "The World Turned Upside Down: The American Revolution’s Impact on a Global Scale."

Explore topics with public historians during a one-day symposium online in partnership with Emerging Revolutionary War.The American Revolution created waves across the world with its lasting impacts felt even today. This symposium will study the effects of this revolution that transformed governments and the governed across the globe.

Day includes the following speakers (8:30am-5pm) and a happy hour (5-7pm) at Gadsby's Tavern Museum:

- Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky - “Peace and Inviolable Faith with All Nations": John Adams, Independence, and the Quest for Neutrality

- Norman Desmarais – “Reevaluating Our French Allies” A New Look at Popular Assumptions of the French Army through the Diary of Count de Lauberdiere

- Kate Gruber - "A Retrospective Revolution: England's Long 17th Century and the Coming of Revolution in Virginia"

- Scott Stroh – “George Mason’s Declaration of Rights and Their Global Impact”

- Eric Sterner - "Britain, Russia, and the American War”

Tickets are $60 or $50 for students and Office of Historic Alexandria members.