From Revolution to Civil War - Wednesday, November 19

The following is a recap of the presentations made regarding the eras leading up to the Civil War. Your essays for this section of the course are due on Friday, November 21.

1782-1788 - The formative years following the birth of a nation...

Key events:

• The Treaty of Paris http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm
• Drafting and Debate Concering the Constitution http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/fedindex.htm (Federalist Papers)http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html (US Constitution)

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop.html (Constitutional Topics)

• Creation of Washington, D.C. out of Maryland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.

1789-1800 - Federalists vs. Jeffersonian Republicans

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/peopleevents/pande05.html (overview of differences between the two parties)

http://www.slashdoc.com/documents/86951 (interesting yet unsourced article illustrating the influence of each party's ideas on the other)

1801-1811 - Expansion and Isolation

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/louisiana.html (the art of the deal - the Louisiana Purchase)

http://www.monticello.org/library/pdfs/Elon1999Cieslak.pdf (analysis of the effects of the Louisiana Purchase)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake-Leopard_Affair (summary of the Chesapeake Affair)

1812-1823 - Foreign War and Domestic Compromise

http://www.historycentral.com/1812/ (War of 1812)

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567179/embargo_act.html (Embargo Act)

http://law.jrank.org/pages/11710/Missouri-Compromise.html (Missouri Compromise)

1824-1837 - The "Corrupt Bargain" and the Rise of Strong Political Parties

http://history1800s.about.com/od/leaders/a/electionof1824.htm (the election of 1824 and its effects)

1838-1849 - Manifest Destiny, Manifest Disunity

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/annexation-texas.htm (annexation of Texas)

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/mexican-war/war.htm (Mexican-American War)

http://everything2.com/e2node/Rise%2520Of%2520Sectionalism (Rise of Sectionalism after Mexican-American War)

1850-1860 - Compromises Compromised

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/beforethewar/g/compromise1850.htm (Compromise of 1850)

http://americancivilwar.com/colored/dred_scott.html (Dred Scott decision)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/ (the transcontinental railroad)

http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Background/BackgroundElection.html (the election of 1860)