Category: Alien and Sedition Acts

During the late 1820s in America, many men and women believed that an individual can be their own authority. This philosophy of life is called transcendentalism, a movement that stressed individual equality. Transcendentalists also did not trust governmental systems because of its corrupting effects on an individual. Today, the government punishes those who disobey their…

Hamilton Alexander Hamilton as Immigrant, Musical Mythology Meets Federalist Reality by Phillip W. Magness, sets out to identify and illustrate the point that the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, by Lin-Manuel Miranda, has misinterpreted Hamilton’s agenda and characteristics. Magness believes that Miranda’s depiction falls short of hagiography, meaning it was almost as if writing about a…

Thomas Jefferson has long been casted in a positive light as one of the nations most accomplished and esteemed founding fathers, yet not all of Jeffersons actions are worthy of warranting such praise. There were often times when Jefferson appeared to renege on his preached virtues, which may cause some to characterize as hypocritical, but…

John Adams unpopularity was the reason for Thomas Jeffersons election success in 1800 to a minor extent. There were various other factors that attributed to Jeffersons election success. George Washington resigning in 1797 and his death in 1799 was paramount to Jeffersons confidence. America winning their revolutionary war and gaining independence in 1776 was vital…