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Digital History
Digital History: The Men of Philadelphia [Pdf]
Find short biographies of twenty-three of the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention and their ideas about government. These men were certainly not representative of the common man in the new United States, but they were...
Digital History
Digital History: The Controversial Dred Scott Decision [Pdf]
The Dred Scott case was a test case on whether African-Americans, whether free or slave, had any rights. Find out what led up to this controverisal decision, and read the reasoning of the majority opinion as expressed by Chief Justice...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Early Republic
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the tremendous growing pains faced by the new republic of the United States from the presidency of George Washington up to the election of Thomas Jefferson. Find out about the domestic...
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Jesse B. Thomas
Biography of Senator Jesse Burgess Thomas, whose amendment was added to the Missouri Compromise which addressed the issue of the spread of slavery.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The American Whig Party (1834 1856)
This article presents the second part of the history of the Whig Party to find out why the issue of slavery brought about its demise.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Whig Party
This article contains an overview of the history of the rise and fall of the Whig Party, its leaders, their beliefs, and the demise of the party over the issue of slavery.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: From Uneasy Peace to Bitter Conflict
A brief overview of what was in store for the United States after the controversial Dred Scott decision.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Mary Harris
Mary Harris, better known as "Mother Jones," was an activist for the reform of laber laws. Read about her long life, which she dedicated to the working class and labor movement.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: The Result of the Missouri Compromise, 1821
A map of the United States in 1821 showing the results of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 over the issue of prohibition of slavery. The map is coded to show the areas of the Free States, the Slave States, the Michigan Territory as Free...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Fugitive From Labor Cases
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) highlights two fugitive from labor cases dealing with slavery -- specifically Henry Garnett and Moses Honner. The content of the lesson provided here compares these cases to...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Test Vote on the Kansas Nebraska Bill, 1854
A map of the United States in 1854 showing the results of the test-vote on the Kansas-Nebraska Bill in the House of Representatives, which would repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and allow territorial settlers to determine if...
Curated OER
Barbary Pirates
A fascinating article examining the issue of white Europeans who ended up being sold or kidnapped into slavery in North Africa during the 17th century.