Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale
Historic James Madison ledger revealing Jewish patriot's role in American Revolution hits market after decade-long museum ...
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Rare document shows Jewish financier’s role in American Revolution
Surviving page from James Madison's ledger shows contribution of Haym Salomon, a Sephardic Jewish immigrant from Poland, who ...
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
Proposed by James Madison and crafted in response to concerns about federal overreach, the Bill of Rights, or the first ten ...
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The Deep Roots of Debt Resistance in the United States
The radical origins and future of debt relief activism. A crowd outside Minneapolis’s Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank ...
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How the Constitution Was Drafted With Hope and Compromise
It is hard to imagine the United States without the Constitution. This short document, drafted in 1787 in a hot and stuffy ...
The richest town in every state
The “richest town” can look quite different from state to state, with some being far wealthier than others. For instance, the ...
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
In 1786, the young United States of America was nearly ripped apart by Shays’ Rebellion. Angry farmers suffering from debt ...
The richest town in Texas, every other state
The “richest town” can look quite different from state to state, with some being far wealthier than others. For instance, the ...
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Why the American Electoral College Should Be Abolished or Effectively Nullified
Each state is granted 2 votes in the Electoral College for each State Senator plus votes equaling the total number of congressional districts in the state (e.g. the largest State of California has 54 ...
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‘The father’ of our country detailed in latest Amicus Curiae lecture
A history professor speaking at the latest Amicus Curiae lecture suggested each new president of the United States gets their ...
North Carolina coach Mack Brown says ‘embarrasing’ 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault
Alonza Barnett III’s five touchdown passes led a quick-strike offense that helped James Madison beat North Carolina 70-50 on ...