• Alien and Sedition Acts: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)
  From the Library of Congress, check out the primary documents of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.
  Alien and Sedition Acts: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Services and Programs, Digital Reference Section, Library of Congress)
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• Articles of Piracy
  Even Pirates had laws that they followed, you can read these codes on this site by Chad Amberg.
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• Docs on Townshend Acts
  This page by Peter King contains documents about the Townshend Acts and the disputes these acts caused.
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• FindLaw Constitutional Law Center: Supreme Court: Justices: John Marshall
  You can read about the First Chief Justice of the United states Supreme Court on the FIndlaw web site. This page also has more resources about the man and his legacy.
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• Indiana History Documents - Land Ordinance of 1785
  This is the Land Ordinance of 1785, as written by the Continental Congress. One of a few laws that actually survived the Articles of Confederation period.
  The Indiana Historical Bureau provides publications, programs, and other opportunities for Indiana citizens of all ages to learn and teach about the history of their communities, the state of Indiana, and their relationships to the nation and the world.
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• John Marshall
  From the OYEZ Supreme Court Multimedia web site, you can examine the major cases that John Marshall presided over as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme court. These cases, particularly, Marbury Vs. Madison laid the legal ground work of a National Gvernment.
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• John Marshall's Judicial Mind - Marshall's Nationalism
  John Marshall’s judicial mind consisted of one guiding force, Nationalism. Through his nationalistic philosophy, Marshall attempted to make a strong central government that was subordinate to the constitution. Learn about his Nationalism in this four part series of articles, found on history1700s.com.
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• Landmark Supreme Court Cases
  The description by this site's owner says it all...."This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case. "
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• LII Supreme Court Collection: Decisions by Justice
  From the Cornell Law School you can read all the opinions of the Justices of Historic Supreme Court Decisions.
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• Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Matthew L. Davis - Project Gutenberg
  Learn about the man behind the conspiracy to seperate the West and the Louisiana terrritory from the United states. This is the Memoirs of Aaron Burr. The last half of the memoirs discusses Burr's take on the Burr conspiracy.
  Download the free eBook: Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Matthew L. Davis
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• NWTA Field Guide
  This field guide, by the NTWA, contains information about the units and their history involved in the alliance. You will also find information about the uniforms worn by the units.
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• 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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• Reformers of the Justice System
  The philosophers and writers of the Enlightenment contributed to the reformation of the judicial system by advocating the banning of torture and making punishments to fit the crime. Two influential writers were Cesare Beccaria and John Howard.
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• Shays' Rebellion
  During the Confederation period, the young American nation was in economic and political chaos. The new nation had to rebuild its economy without the benefit of belonging to the British mercantile system. America was desperately short on hard cash. This was due to the sudden renewal of British trade. Hard currency was leaving faster than it was coming into the country.
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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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• 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.
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• The Avalon Project : Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
  Read the original charters of Colonial America at the Avalon Project Web site. This page also has related documents for some of the colonies listed.
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• 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 Court-Martial of the Bounty Mutineers
  From the fmous trials web site, examine the court martial of the Bounty Mutineers.
  Primary documents (including court-martial testimony), images, maps, links, and other materials relating to 1792 court-martial of ten men from the Bounty. Site also includes an original narrative account of the case.
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