Examines the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and the major events preceding the revolution through quotations and interpretations of books, articles, speeches, letters, and documents of the eighteenth century.
Looks at the various events that led up to the American Revolution, including the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre among others.
This book describes the divisive ideas between the Northern and Southern states, the differences in the economies, and the legislation that caused divisions between the North and the South.
Presents short profiles of the Union's political leaders and generals during the Civil War, includes background on the conflict, and lists several related Web sites.
Examines some of the factors that contributed to the hostilities between the North and South in the mid-nineteenth century that eventually led to civil war.
Examines Abraham Lincoln's emergence onto the political scene in the years leading up to the Civil War and draws on Lincoln's own words to explore his response to the issues that shaped the war and his presidency.
Examines the role the California Gold Rush played in the events leading up to the Civil War including the debate between the Northern and Southern states over California.
Eighteenth-century author and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft challenges Edmund Burke's argument published in his "Reflections on the Revolution in France" where he supported hereditary succession, the alliance of church and state in order to maintain social order, and the notion that only men of property be in ultimate authority.
