Madison and Jefferson Discuss the Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, known to us as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on this day (December 15) in 1791. These amendments grew out of discussions
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution, known to us as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on this day (December 15) in 1791. These amendments grew out of discussions
Writing this series of posts about Teaching American History’s Core Document Collection: Documents and Debates in American History and Government has caused me to ask myself, what is the most
On 27 January 1838, notable local lawyer Abraham Lincoln addressed the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois. This social and civic organization was made up of prominent and would-be prominent
100 years ago today, on December 1, 1920 Crystal Eastman–a leader in the National Woman’s Party–delivered a speech designed to ensure that suffrage was not the end of the woman’s
As every school child knows, the American tradition of Thanksgiving as a day of prayer and feasting dates back to the Pilgrims. Yet the unbroken tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving on
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Jefferson’s First Inaugural succeeded in its work of reconciliation, as the responses to it from key Federalist leaders show, because he found a way to assert the policies of the
The story of the election of 1800 is often told, because for those who cherish self-government it is always worth retelling. The election was the first time in history that
In 2018, my wife and I attended a One Day University event in Charlotte, NC, a program that brings talented lecturers to cities around the country for talks on a
Today we continue our exploration of Teaching American History’s two-volume document collection, Documents and Debates in American History and Government. On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was on the final