Hamiltonians became known as Federalists and Jeffersonians became known as Democratic-Republicans. Hamiltonians vs. Jeffersonians After the new...
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Critics argue that Congress has become the “broken branch” of government, marked by extreme partisanship and few...
Examining the initial fractures, course, and ultimate resolution of the Civil War that divided the nation. Decade...
Taking a look at some of the key figures who played important roles during one of our...
“Equality before the law” under the Fourteenth Amendment means exactly what it says it means. Former Associate...
Mackintosh played a key role in riots and other events related to the protest and eventual repeal...
The ownership of corporations and the relationship between owners and laborers were the contentious topics of the...
At the beginning of the 1880s, Democratic and Republicans candidates observed a tradition of reserve and silence...
The public, expecting a revised version of the Articles of Confederation, was shocked by the Constitution that...
These acts worked, inadvertently, towards unifying colonists against British policy. Abstract The purpose of my project is...
Madison was deeply concerned with tyranny. Recent events–from Black Lives Matter protests, to a show trial for...
Adams decided that losing an election, even one for the presidency, means what it says. Students of...
George Washington convinced Congress to support a sweeping expansion of postal routes with greater scope and reliability....
The Great Depression of the 1930s was not the only one in America’s history. Traditional Sources of...
Fears of great wealth and the need for economic equality go back to the country’s origins. Introduction...
The young republic might have ceased to exist and may have become a mere footnote in the...
The American Revolution established the general outlines of the future Ordnance Department. By Karl RubisOrdnance Branch HistorianUnited...
Mysteries in general are very exciting as they have a way of letting our minds wander and...
In 1800, postal officials began using selected post offices as distribution centers. 1808 Overview When we reflect...
The Postal Service Act, signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the Post Office...
Lincoln was that rare bird, a man who dealt in moral ideas without falling into moralism and...
Seeing Lincoln’s nationalism from an unlikely, and fresh, perspective: its connection, via the Enlightenment, to classical antiquity....
America has certainly had a lot of experience in difficulties in the change of governments in the...
Rumors of secret alliances, bank deals, and double-crossings were rampant in early American elections. From claims that...
It can be traced, in part, to the Enlightenment and its profound impact on colonial thinking. Political...
All the threads are there, flowing together into a raging, muddied river that serves up unimaginable challenges....
Humankind’s battle against an invisible and what could be often termed as an invincible force of nature,...
In the wake of Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, the American public grew tired of politicians and political wrangling....
During the Gilded Age, Congress was known for being rowdy and inefficient. Introduction At the outset of...
The early colonists of America considered the militia an important social institution, necessary to provide defense and...