America's First "War Between the States" - 1835-1836
After the American Revolutionary War, when was the first time that States fought a “war” against each other? Most people would answer...
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Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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Jan 255 min read
Native American Medical Practices and Uses of Plants
Editor’s note: The information in this article is strictly for educational purposes and is not a recommendation for the use of any of...
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Aug 10, 202314 min read
Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue
Man has grilled meat over open flames since he first discovered how to make fire. As a result, outdoor cooking has been a part of every...
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Jul 4, 202312 min read
Henry Dearborn – Soldier, Politician, Cabinet Secretary, Diplomat
Today, unless one was born and raised in the Old Northwest Territories (particularly Michigan) or New Hampshire, you may not have ever...
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Jun 2, 202312 min read
America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin
"If any one part of the Union are suffered to oppose by force the determination of the whole, there is an end to government itself and of...
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Feb 12, 202312 min read
The Old Southwest Territory and the Origins of Tennessee
An Act for Government of the Southwest Territory Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
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Apr 8, 202218 min read
Exploring the New Louisiana Territory: The Pike Expedition - Part 1
As we discussed in our last post, the Louisiana Purchase came about unexpectedly, and no one was sure exactly what the United States...
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Mar 25, 202212 min read
America’s Unplanned Expansion – The Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 the United States unexpectedly added the largest increase in land area in its history. How did this come about? Why was the...
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May 21, 202119 min read
Tecumseh and His Indian Confederacy
In our last post we talked about the Northwest Territory, the American push to settle it, and the Northwest Indian War. However, the...
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May 7, 202115 min read
The Old Northwest Territory: America’s First Great Westward Expansion
If I were to speak of the Northwest Territories today, most people would assume I was either talking about the Canadian province or the...
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Jun 5, 202010 min read
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807
The Insurrection Act of 1807 has been in the news quite a bit this past week with lots of people talking about what it is and whether it...
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May 21, 202011 min read
Volcanoes, Weather, Food Shortages and Westward Migration
“We have had the most extraordinary year of drought and cold ever known in the history of America. In June, instead of 3 ¾ inches, our...
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May 9, 202014 min read
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion
In Thomas Jefferson’s book, "Notes on the State of Virginia", he argued for a United States founded on an agrarian ideology. But just...
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Feb 28, 20209 min read
Testing the New Federal Government: The Whiskey Rebellion
The early US central government, under the Continental Congress and later under the Articles of Confederation had been unable to levy...
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Jan 18, 20208 min read
Western Farms to City Markets and Back: The Conestoga Wagon in Early America.
"Carrying up to 12,000 pounds (6 tons) of cargo, the Conestoga Wagon was the tractor-trailer of the colonial and early-republic period."
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Oct 10, 20198 min read
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives
In the last several posts, we have focused on the efforts by France and Spain to affect US alliances and foreign policy and the US...
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Sep 12, 201913 min read
Defusing a Dangerous Situation - The Jay Treaty
On 1 February 1793 Revolutionary France declared war on Great Britain, expanding a conflict already raging on the European continent . . . .
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Aug 30, 201910 min read
The French Threat in the Mississippi Valley in the Early Republic
One of the greatest threats to the country at this time . . . . . the scheming and plotting to involve America in war against Spain.
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Aug 16, 20197 min read
The Citizen Genet Affair: Foreign Influence in the Early American Republic
Although one of the first tasks of the new government was to strengthen the domestic economy and make the nation financially secure, the...
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