• Louisiana Purchase
  This 1903 book, by Ripley Hitchcock, examines the Louisiana Purchase, its exploration and early history of the building of the American West.
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• Lt. Zebulon Pike in Spanish Texas
  From the Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas web site, you can read excerpts of Lt. Zebulon M. Pikes's diary about New Mexico, Chihuahu, Mexico and Texas during the last half of Pike's expedition of the Louisiana territory.
  Lt. Pike's diary entries in Chihuahua with Salcedo Apr 1807--With Herrera and Cordero in San Antonio June 1807
  aaron arkansas bean burr colorado cordero ellis expedition herrera james malgares nolan peter river wilkinson
  in Documents > Letters and papers > Letters with and documents early historical letters mexico national papers period regions research societies states united
• Order vs. Liberty
  This article by Larry Gragg discusses the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and the division in the United States it caused. This article is from the History net web site.
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• Properties--APVA Historic Virginia Properties
  This site shows some historical properties owned by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA). Including John Marshall's home in Richmond Va
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• Shays' Rebellion
  Read about this rebellion and how it helped to bring about the writing of the United States Constitution.
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• Shays' Rebellion
  Read about this event in American history. This was a rebellion against bad policies and economic conditions against farmers.
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• Shays' Rebellion
  This article by Michael A. Hoffman II discusses Shays' Rebllion in some detail. Hoffman claims that this Rebellion was a second American Revolution.
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• Shays' Rebellion
  Read how a former Revolutionary War Captain led a rebellion by farmers against unsettled economic conditions and against the politicians and the laws which were grossly unfair to farmers and working people in general.
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• Shays' Rebellion and Related History, History Institute Workshop, 2/7/98
  Check out Shays' Rebellion and related resources on this page at the History Institute web site.
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• Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle
  Check out this review by Robert A. McGuire, of the 2002 book Shays's Rebelllion: The American Revolution's Final Battle by Leonard L. Richards. You shuold be able to check out the book at your local library.
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• Spaniards, Scoundrels, and Statesmen: General James Wilkinson and the Spanish Conspiracy, 1787-1790
  Learn about the rise of General James Wilkinson. This is the man who was a part of the Burr conspiracy and the he is also the man who sent Zebulon Pike on his expeditions to find the source of the Mississippi River and the Western expedition of 18-6-1807.
  in Law and order > Conspiracies with and conspiracies early general history law military national order period states united
• The Aaron Burr Trial
  This web site examines the Aaron Burr treason trial of 1807. This is the trial that Burr faced for his conspiracy to seperate the Louisiana territory from the Union.
  Original essays, trial transcript, maps, letters, court records, biographical sketches, and other materials relating to the 1807 treason trial of Aaron Burr.
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• The American Experience | The Duel | The Burr Conspiracy
  From the PBS web site, take a look at the Burr Conspiracy. This conspiracy was to take the newly aquired Louisiana territory from the United States and create a seperate nation, with Aaron Burr as it's ruler. This article is a suplimental article from the acclaimed film "The Duel" which is an episode of The American Experience series.
  in Law and order > Conspiracies with 19th and century conspiracies disorder early history law legal national order period politics public research states united
• The Avalon Project : Jefferson : Special Reports to Congress (Burr Conspiracy)
  Learn about the official standing of the Burr conspiracy from this Special Report to Congress by President Thomas Jefferson on January 22, 1807.
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• The Avalon Project : Jefferson's Autobiography
  Follow the debate over the Articles of confederation with Thomas Jefferson. This is from his autobiography. You can also learn about the Declaration of Independence by scrolling up the page.
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• The Avalon Project : Proceedings of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government
  The Annapolis convention was a gathering to discuss the problems of the Articles of Confederation. It was through this convention that the Constitution of the United States would be written.
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• The Continental Congress
  The Continental Congress was the governing body of the 13 Colonies during the American Revolution. Each Colony sent representatives to discuss the issue of the Parliaments invasion of their rights as Englishmen. Thus, when the Colonists met, they created a weak central government, in which the States held the power.
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• The David Library of the American Revolution
  This is the web site for the foundation devoted to the study of American history circa 1750 to 1800. Here you will find information and resources available from the library.
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• The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy
  From the Mariners Museum Web site, read about the XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France during the Adams Administraion 1798-1800.
  in Military history > Naval history with diplomacy early history military national naval period politics states united
• The Zebulon Pike Expedition 1806/07
  In this article on History1700s.com, you will learn a little about another mission of exploration on the American Continent. Although not as well known as the Lewis and Clark expedition, this expedition also helped to eventually settle and tame the vast western half of the United States.
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