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Rachel Jackson, ca. 1824, attributed to Mary C. Strobel. (GLC02793.019.02)

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Female Trouble: Andrew Jackson versus the Ladies of Washington

Andrew Jackson was mad. It was February 1829, a wintry day in Washington,...

“The Florida Case before the Electoral Commission,” Cornelia Fassett (US Senate)

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The Contentious Election of 1876

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John Quincy Adams (Philadelphia: P. S. Duval, n.d.) (LOC LC-USZC4-5801)

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Adams v. Jackson: The Election of 1824

James Monroe’s two terms in office as president of the United States (1817–1825) are often called the “Era of...

Resolutions for amending the Constitution . . . , 1800. (GLC00927.02)

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The Presidential Election of 1800: A Story of Crisis, Controversy, and Change

Nasty political mud-slinging. Campaign attacks...

Sample ballot card for the 1912 Republican National Convention. (GLC01487)

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The Spectacles of 1912

The presidential election year of 1912 began with one unprecedented spectacle, ended with another, and...

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Native American Discoveries of Europe

Native Americans discovered Europe at the same time Europeans discovered America. As far as we know, no birch bark canoes caught the gulf stream to...

“Entrance of the American Army into New York, Novr. 25th, 1783,” published by Vi

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The Social and Intellectual Legacy of the American Revolution

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George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull Jr., July 21, 1799. (Gilder Lehrman Colle

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Washington on a proposed third term and political parties, 1799

By 1798, George Washington had led America to victory in the Revolution, helped...

Angelica Schuyler Church to Philip Schuyler, July 11, 1804. (Gilder Lehrman

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The duel: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, 1804

Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the treasury, and Aaron Burr, sitting vice...

Recommended Resource

Inheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans

Appleby, Joyce. Inheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000.