by Matthew Shaffer | Jun 29, 2023
The Dred Scott vs. Sandford case is one of the most important court cases of 19th century. Starting at the St. Louis Circuit Court it made its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. This ruling in favor of Sandford was a landmark case before the American Civil...
by Andrea Lucero | May 9, 2023
The illustration “Death of President Lincoln” by Currier and Ives created in 1865 depicts the aftermath of one of the most significant events in American history, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The illustration shows...
by Nicholas Reichert | May 1, 2023
Why were the early American’s fighting in the American Revolution? They were fighting for freedom and liberty. The American army, or the Patriots, were determined to gain their societal freedom from the British rule. William Waller was a rifleman in George...
by Craig Smith | May 2, 2022
The American Revolution provided a false hope for those of enslaved men and women. The author of the constitution, Thomas Jefferson, had wrote about the communal agreement of liberty and justice for all. In these words, many implications fell victim to the lack of...