Primary Sources - United States: Early & Mid Republic

This introductory reader in American politics and government and political communication explores fundamental political principles through classic examples of political rhetoric, from the Declaration of Independence to today. Selections include the entire political spectrum and contributors range from the founders to elected public officials, Supreme Court opinions, and representatives of historic movements for social change.

Colonial period - start of Civil War

An anthology of works originally in Spanish published in newspapers and produced by US citizens whose immediate and distant ancestors lived in the Republic of Mexico before 1846 when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made residents of the area citizens of the United States. Topics include the maintenance of Spanish and traditional culture; lives of workers, farmers, and miners; schools; and Nuevomexican pride and US patriotism

Collection of documents & readings on reform movements in this time period.
Women's Rights
Utopianism
Political Reform
Humanitarianism
Land Reform
Education
Peace Crusade

seventy-six documents, including biographies, book excerpts, court cases, editorials, essays, laws, maps, memoirs, novels, a questionnaire, pamphlets, public postings, sermons, songs, speeches, a stamp eries, and more. These selections help define the events surrounding the Underground Railroad, which operated in the United States from approximately 1800-1865, helping enslaved people to escape to freedom through a network of routes and safe houses.