Introduction: The Spark of a New Conflict The late 19th century was a period of growing tension between the United […]
Introduction: The Caribbean in the American Consciousness In the late 19th century, among all European-controlled territories, the Caribbean held a […]
Introduction: Two Empires at a Crossroads By the close of the 19th century, the world was witnessing a dramatic realignment […]
Introduction: America at the Crossroads of Empire and Identity By the close of the 19th century, the United States of […]
Introduction: The Dawn of Spanish Global Dominance When Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 and stumbled upon lands that would […]
Introduction: A Nation Transformed by Conflict On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second […]
Introduction: A Nation at a Crossroads As the American Civil War neared its end in 1863, the country faced a […]
Introduction: A Moment of Unprecedented Change On January 9, 1863, just over a week after President Abraham Lincoln signed the […]
Introduction: A Civil War in Politics and Morality The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was not only […]
Introduction: The Civil War’s Beginning and the Question of Slavery The American Civil War, which began in April 1861, was […]
The Rise of Abraham Lincoln as a National Republican Figure By 1859, Abraham Lincoln had emerged from relative obscurity to […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court and a Controversial Beginning to Buchanan’s Presidency Just two days after James Buchanan assumed the presidency […]
Introduction: The Turbulent Political Climate of Mid-19th Century America In the mid-1800s, the United States was grappling with one of […]
Introduction: The Political Landscape of 19th Century America In the decades leading up to the American Civil War, the United […]
Introduction: The Roots of an Emancipator’s Conviction Abraham Lincoln’s declaration in April 1864—“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not […]
Thomas Jefferson’s final years at Monticello offer a poignant portrait of a founding father reconciling the ideals of his revolutionary […]
From Virginia Planter to National Hero Before the American Revolution erupted, George Washington’s reputation remained largely confined to his native […]
An Unlikely Beginning at Greenwood School The idea first came to me while listening to twenty-eight high school students recite […]
The Perils and Possibilities of Prediction Attempting to foresee the future has always been a precarious endeavor, yet one that […]
The Century That Changed Everything The 20th century stands as the most transformative period in human history – a hundred-year […]
The Dawn of a New Era Over the past 250 years, humanity has witnessed the most profound transformation in its […]
The World on the Eve of Modernity To understand the scale and significance of the modern revolution, we must first […]
