The United States Constitution has two important features that are vital in the consideration of its First...
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Most political information still originates in the mainstream media, which are being transformed by new forms of...
How different things may have been if Jefferson, Washington, and Madison had freed their slaves. When 75...
The statues of Benjamin Franklin perfectly exemplify the interrelation between history and memory. By Mert DenizPhD StudentAmerican...
The most famous event of Pocahontas’ life, her rescue of Captain John Smith, did not happen the...
Politics and war brought Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt ever closer. Introduction On May 26, 1914,...
During the contentious deliberations in 1787, an excursion into the country provided a welcome diversion for a...
Bacon’s Rebellion can be attributed to a myriad of causes, all of which led to dissent in...
Women’s roles present in the emerging United States before, during, and after the American Revolution. Introduction “Republican...
The period between 1819 and the 1860s had the national government and the states in a push...
As the Union grew during the two centuries after the founding, state constitutions increasingly included enumerations of...
Jefferson, ever sanguine, was merely trying to make the best of a wretched scenario. A yellow-fever epidemic...
An exhibit touring many sites where Jewish culture and medicine intersect. By Paula Wasley Introduction Your bubbe was not...
In the manuscript culture of the pre-print age, a lost world of poetry has been rediscovered. When...
Hoover’s efforts to combat the Great Depression have defined his presidency and his place in American history....
The life and times of Hoover from his birth, to his life as an engineer, Secretary of...
In the years following the American Revolution, speed was the most important consideration for ships. Introduction The...
His actions in office set a precedent for a strong executive branch and a strong central government....
As the first president of the United States, George Washington set several important precedents for the federal...
How did literature help make sense of the war and the profound changes it brought to the...
Maggie Lena Walker was one of the most important Black businesswomen in the nation, and today too...
Why have some perceived the State as a threat? How has anti-statist thought changed over time? Originally...
Introduction Construction of the US Capitol we know and love was completed in 1800, following a competition...
The need to win popular support in a republic led to the American emergence of voter-based political...
Introduction The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United...
Jeffersonian scholarship is a Hydra’s head, mostly because we make it so. Political discrepancies between Thomas Jefferson...
Thaddeus Stevens was a fearsome reformer, who never backed down from a fight. In 1813, a young...
The soldiers’ grievances were founded upon a violation of the literal enlistment contracts. Introduction On the evening...
Today, Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with treason, betrayal, and defection. Introduction Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741...
Bancroft’s activity as a double agent was not revealed until 1891, when British diplomatic papers were released...