Policy, History, and Philosophy
The Constitution of the United States is the foundation of American government. As a written document, it is powerless. As a document whose principles live within Americans’ hearts and minds, it is a bulwark of freedom and a durable framework for American
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787. The outcome of the convention was the current Constitution of the United States. We will explore some of the major factors leading to calling the Constitutional Convention.
Today, many people claim that the United States was “founded on slavery.” America’s history contradicts that claim. American slavery certainly existed leading up to the founding period. It existed in much of the country in the early American Republic. It is simply
In December, 1773, one of the most famous events of the American revolutionary period occurred, the Boston Tea Party. What triggered that event? Today, we look at the Tea Act, an Act by the British Parliament approved by King George III on
We previously wrote about the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Today, we present, a message from Massachusetts to the people of Great Britain a week after the battle – Joseph Warren’s Letter of April 26, 1775. Hostilities had certainly begun, and the
