He Brought the People with Him: Our Federal Union: The Clash Between National Sovereignty and States Rights Advocates
South Carolina's nullification challenge and a controversy over the disposition of Western lands provoke a series of debates on the floor of Congress between South Carolina Senator Robert Haynes and the venerable Whig from Massachusetts Senator Dani...
Legacy of an Autocratic Ruler: Native Americans and the Forced Removal
President Andrew Jackson wants the tribes to move west beyond the Mississippi, out of the way of expanding white settlements. In 1830 Congress passes a Removal Act which appropriates money to finance federal negotiations with southern tribes, adding...
Rivals and Friends: Presidential Election of 1796, The
The presidential election of 1796 is the first partisan election in the nation's history. As it unfolds, it is a contest not only between the emerging Republican party and the Federalists, but a battle among the Federalists themselves. When John Ada...
Hard Times: Election of 1932
The unpopularity of Hoover virtually guarantees a Democratic victory in the election of 1932. Democratic candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt is not the most titanic figure on the political landscape, but he wins the nomination because of powerful su...